C: disease would kill ideas before they even spread
Answer:
B: Both empires sought to project power as a mean of expanding their territories.
Explanation:
We can eliminate A as the passage mentions nothing about rebellion.
B is correct, by elimination of other options and I got it right on edge.
We can eliminate C as it does not mention a comparison between the two nations, thus we can not decide who had more political power.
D is wrong because the passage mentions the Songhay extracting wealth, but option D places wealth extraction on the Mughals.
Hope this helps.
2a : a sudden, radical, or complete change. b : a fundamental change in political organization especially : the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed. c : activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation.