what were the rulers called that controlled all aspects of their nations, including taxes, religion, the military, & the economy

Dictator

Explanation:

Dictators have total power over their nations

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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2018 means 2018 ce or common era

there have been other eras too including bce, which included way more years.