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The Rise of the State Among Germans
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Why did the German conquest of Roman provinces force gentile organs to transform rapidly into organs of a state, according to Engels?
A
The Germans directly adopted the conquered Romans into their own gentes
B
The Roman Senate simply continued to govern unchanged
C
Since the Germans could neither absorb the Romans into their gentes nor rule them through gentile institutions, a substitute state had to be erected, and war-leadership quickly became monarchy
D
The Germans abandoned all administration of the conquered territory
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