Basic Information
A kingdom is a piece of land that is ruled by a king or a queen. A kingdom is often called a monarchy
A monarchy is when that one person inherits the position by birth or marriage, is the leader or head of state.
A monarchy is when that one person inherits the position by birth or marriage, is the leader or head of state.
During this time period, there were 3 important factors present in ALL the kingdoms. They were (1) expansion of agricultural production (2) development of new metal technology, and (3) expansion of trade. These were what made these kingdoms so successful.
Also there were 3 societies present in ALL the kingdoms. They were (1) hunter-gatherers: (2) stateless: (3) religious/Muslim
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