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.
"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.
