The trends in military personnel and state revenue shown in the table are best understood in the context of which of the following changes in the relationship between states and local elites in the period 1450–1750 ?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

You did not include the table for reference either the options for this question. Without the table, we do not know what you are referring to. However, we can say the following.

The trends in military personnel and state revenue shown in the table are best understood in the context of the following changes in the relationship between states and local elites in the period 1450–1750.

The context is that the authority of the states was continually centralized at the expense of the most prominent elites of each state.

This meant that powerful elites and wealthy families established a certain kind of dominion and control over other social classes that could not do much to overcome their situation.

The presence of these elites was a sign of inequity that harmed people and prolonged the separation between the ones who had more and the ones that did not have enough.

b. after i get up in the morning,

explanation:

after is a subordinating conjunction that introduces a time clause. time clauses are dependent clauses used to indicate when something happened.

the clause "after i get up in the morning" tells when the action in the main clause (drinking a cup of coffee) happens:

"after i get up in the morning, i drink a cup of coffee." it is the most logical choice of all.

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