Question

Which of the following comparative statements most accurately explains developments in the Mughal and Songhay Empires?

Answer 1

Answer:

B). Both empires sought to project power as a mean of expanding their territories.

Explanation:

The second statement regarding both the Mughal and Songhay Empires aptly compares them as it details how they both looked around for power as the source of inflating/expanding their empires. The first option is incorrect as the passage has no detail about the internal rebelllion while the third option is wrong as there is no description of the Songhay elites' superiority over Mughal in terms of political power. The last option is incorrect as the passage involves no details regarding the extraction of wealth as means to expand the empire. Thus, option B is the correct answer.