The sociological imagination select one: a. is the ability to construct fictional stories from events in our lives. b. recognizes the interdependent relationship between individuals and social forces. c. results in anomie. d. focuses on the distinction between world history and world culture.

I believe the answer is: recognizes the interdependent relationship between individuals and social forces.

Sociological imagination arise when a person start to see how the action or situation that initiated by a certain individual would affect the life and well-being of other individuals around. To truly understand such things, that person need to develop an alternate point of view where they can observe the events  on the perspective of others.

answer; i believe that they became wealthy from gold and salt in their area, and became powerful by controlling trade in west

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