Imagine a country in a distant land is about to change rulers. the previous ruler, who recently died, was responsible for government decisions. one of the ruler’s children will become the new leader. which type of government is described in this situation?

oligarchy

democracy

autocracy

republic

The correct answer is C. Autocracy.

Explanation

Autocracy is a government system that proposes the power has to be concentrated in one person (the ruler) who govern and represents the law and justice, that is, this person does not have limits or prohibitions to exercise the power. This government system exists in the world through absolute monarchy or dictatorship. In the monarchy, when the king and queen die, their first son or daughter is the one who takes absolute power and becomes a monarch. So, the correct answer is C. Autocracy.

c.) the country needed a stronger central government.

the correct answer is "c: merchants" and "e. soldiers".

the song dynasty was known as the first government in the world to introduce paper currency. it was also the first chinese government which established a permanent standing navy. finally, the first compass was introduced during this period of government.

all of these innovations heavily affected commerce in a positive way. printed money dynamize commerce within the borders of the empire due to an easier way to quantify value during the trade. the introduction of the compass trade routes to be faster. finally, the introduction of a standing navy regulate trade routes.

regarding military affairs, gunpowder was created during this period. this was a tremendous improvement that was widely utilized by the military in order to innovate in the manufacturing of weapons.