They controlled the armies that were used to provide military service to the shogun when required, samurai were minor nobles and held their land under authority of daimyo. their position was hereditary, below the samurai was foot soldiers
Answer: B
Explanation: If you want to establish a standard language and religion, you would not want to be part of a big empire.
The gold mines of West Africa provided great wealth and power to West African Empires such as Ghana, Mali, & Songhai empire. The king of Ghana started trading back in the 8th century.
After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 john brown became enraged and led a high-profile but failed raid on a federal arsenal in Harper's Fairy Virginia, in the hopes of starting a full-on slave revolt.
A. it allowed them to silence their political opponents
