<span>On February 15, 1898, a mysterious explosion sank the battleship.</span>
<span><span>so merchants could keep track of transactions </span>is closest to being correct, and icabod has it mostly "write". </span>
WELL ITS TRUE BUT WHAT THEY TEACHING YOU?? Explanatio
The correct answer is <span>B. Employ absolute power to maintain order in the areas under their rule.
Machiaveli's idea about ruling was that it is better to be feared that to be loved. Thus a ruler, a king, emperor, or whoever was in charge of a country, had to have absolute power over everyone and instill fear in his or her subjects so that they cannot even think about rebelling. </span>
