“Under the rule of Askia Dawud of the Songhai Empire”
Well I think the answer might be D.
It gave them real life details to work with.
It shows that people will listen to authority to extreme extents it’s a part of social culture we are told to obey authority so we do. Even if it means hurting other people bc they told us to and we should listen to them
Because the Greek city-states were weak and disorganized to unite after the Peloponnesian War.