Legitimizing Rule in Early Modern Empires
Which of the following best compares the use of divine right by European monarchs to legitimize their rule with the methods used by rulers of Islamic gunpowder empires during the period 1450–1750?
A
European rulers governed through religious councils while Islamic rulers governed through secular bureaucracies
B
European rulers claimed direct divine authority while Islamic rulers claimed guardianship of religious law
C
European rulers rejected religious justification while Islamic rulers embraced it
D
European rulers emphasized military conquest while Islamic rulers emphasized hereditary succession
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