Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires from 1450-1750. Use an exemplification

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manifest functions are the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern, while latent functions are those unrecognized and unintended consequences. to analyze the manifest functions of any social institution, we have to study its contribution to the continuation of a group, community, or society.