Mark the statement if it describes a method kings and queens of northern Europe used to gain power. A. They bribed their rivals with land. B. They threatened their rivals with war. C. They executed their rivals by cutting off their heads. D. They challenged their rivals in Olympic competitions. E. They married royalty from other powerful lands.
History · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Kings and queens of northern Europe did indeed use various methods to gain and consolidate power. Among the options you've provided, statements A, B, C, and E can describe historical methods used.
A) Bribing rivals with land, often granting fiefdoms to lesser nobles for loyalty, was common.
B) Threatening with war was a method of coercion and intimidation.
C) Executions, including beheading, were sometimes used to eliminate rivals and assert power.
E) Marriages with other royal families were a strategic tool for forming alliances and stabilizing power relations.