The Divine Comedy aka Dante's Inferno is about journeying through the layers of hell and then up to heaven
Their lives improved because the material conditions in their surrounding improved. They had higher quality homes, higher levels of sanitation, working sewage, better access to medical care if need be, and many other things.
In the period from circa 1200 to 1450, African states used their power by keeping their royal leaders.
<u>Explanation</u>:
- The government took action to develop administrative institutions and to centralize power. They listed the necessary things to improve their administrative institutions. The economy of China concentrated on increasing its productive capacity.
- While China has been concentrating on this, African states have been using their powers. Using their royal leaders they have exercised their power. On the other hand, China was doing innovations in agriculture and manufacturing.
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