Question

The recruitment depicted in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments in the period 1450–1750 ?


Attempts by imperial states to expand their economic power

Option A,Attempts by imperial states to expand their economic power

a

Attempts by imperial states to prevent religious conflict

Option B,Attempts by imperial states to prevent religious conflict

b

Attempts by imperial states to centralize their authority

Option C,Attempts by imperial states to centralize their authority

c

Attempts by imperial states to control population growth

Option D,Attempts by imperial states to control population growth

d









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Answer 1

C — Attempts by imperial states to centralize their authority.

Reason: In 1450–1750 many states expanded and professionalized their militaries (standing armies, navies, conscription, recruitment systems like the Ottoman devshirme or European recruitment/press gangs) as part of state-building. Recruiting soldiers increased state control over violence and helped centralize administrative, fiscal, and coercive power. The other options (preventing religious conflict or controlling population growth) are less directly tied to widespread recruitment efforts.