P HELP In 509 BC. Roman citizens overthrew the nation's monarchy and gave power to leaders they elected to represent them and serve their interests.

Which type of government places political power in the hands of elected officials instead of monarchs?

A) Aristocracy
B) Oligarchy
C) Republic
D) Theocracy

C) republic

Explanation:

the Romans established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf.

the answer is b.2008 and 2012 were presidential election years.

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.