Question

Arrange the following in the order in which rulers would go about governing their territories (top to bottom).

• A. Encourage trade
• B. Obtain territory
• C. Appoint soldiers
• D. Feed soldiers

Answer 1

After obtaining territories, rulers appointed soldiers to protect them. They then needed farmers to grow enough feed for the soldiers in question. Before they knew it, a thriving town with merchants, craftsmen, trade, and all the necessary infrastructure to support them was born.