Question

Which statements accurately describe northern Italian Renaissance city-states?

Choose all answers that are correct.
a. Many city-states chose to merge in order to protect their borders.
b. City-states were independently ruled cities and the land around them.
c. Many Italian city-states of the Renaissance were republics.
d. Leadership of the city-states was based on heredity.

Answer 1

the correct answers are

b. City-states were independently ruled cities and the land around them.

and

c. Many Italian city-states of the Renaissance were republics.

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Answer 2

"b. City-states were independently ruled cities and the land around them" would be the best option from the list, since autonomy could usually be traced back to a single entity, but not always.