Otto Von Bismarck envisioned a unified Germany that was ruled by A. a monarch.
Ahmose rose to power when Egypt was in crisis. There was occupations in the North and invasion threats in the South.
Ahmose's army was able defeat the invaders in the North (Hyksos) and the threat in the South (Nubians), taking the Nubians territory and creating an united and powerful Egypt.
A new breed of managers and experts replaced traditional property owners as the leaders of the middle class.
Complex societies also have complex relationship and interactions which need to be controlled with a more definite sense of justice and order. Codes exists to regulate interpersonal and inter group relations with an clera mandated set of rules.
I would think it is "In some regions, African Americans were required to
pass the same test as white citizens before they could vote." Because
the very badly written sign says that if a African american had an
education that he could vote with the whites.