Question

ruled during a time of many □ princes □ local governments that

Explanation:

To determine the correct word, we analyze the context: the sentence is about a time with many entities that ruled locally. "Local governments" makes sense as they are administrative bodies that can rule in a region, while "princes" are individuals and the context here likely refers to governing bodies. So we check the box next to "local governments".

Answer:

The box next to "local governments" should be checked.