Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires from 1450-1750

Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres

Political and religious disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states

the answer is c sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of poverty and debt.

explanation:

one of the major disadvantages of sharecropping system is that the sharecroppers or the planters are stucked in an unhealthy cycle of debts. this happens because planters will be allowed to loan merchandise from the land-owner and will soon be paid by the farmer in his share in the farm come harvest time. hope this !

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profound political, administrative, and social changes in the british isles.