Respuesta :
Because Feudalism had never been firmly established in Italy the growing city states were able to D) expand into surrounding areas by taking lands away from nobles.
Feudalism was a system that protected nobles. Without it, their lands could be seized by larger and more powerful forces.
D) expand into surrounding areas by taking lands away from nobles. Feudalism was a system that protected nobles. if they didn't have it their lands could be seized by larger and more powerful forces.