Taken together, both images are best understood in which of the following contexts?

(A) Societies consisting of refugees from slave status (B) Societies practicing a schismatic religion (C) Societies governed by warrior elites (D) Societies existing on the periphery of large statesExplanation: (D) While A applies to the first image, and while C could be interpreted as applying to the second, neither applies to both. There is nothing to indicate any connection to religious faith in either image. The key historical trend at play here is the formation of societies on the frontiers or edges of larger nations.