The majority of Afroeurasian states in the sixteenth century were organized as

A) proto-democracies.

B) monarchies

C) republics.

D) tribute-paying dependencies.

Monarchies

Explanation:

There were a couple of large monarchies that were holding the whole power in their hands. The best example for this is the Ottoman Empire. It was an Empire that covered all three mentioned continents. Of course, we also have the example of France, England, Holy Roman Empire. This were all monarchies.