Which of the following best describes the role of bureaucracy in ancient Sumer?
A. The use of bureaucrats enabled Sumerian kings to extend their rule over a much larger territory than they could manage alone.
B. Bureaucracy was an inefficient form of governance that often greatly weakened the authority of Sumerian kings.
C. Sumerian subjects often transferred their loyalty to the king to local bureaucrats and thereby greatly weakened the power of the supreme ruler.
D. Sumerians used bureaucrats sparingly and preferred to rule as directly as possible.
Answer: A
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