Which of the Following Was the Most Common Argument the City-States

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the most common argument the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their de facto independence from the Holy Roman Empire?

• A)As Italians, they should not be ruled by Germans.
• B)Customary feudal subjection should be adjusted to fit a changing reality.
• C)They were still loyal to the descendent of Charlemagne and believed that the Emperors of the fourteenth century were usurpers.
• D)Their preference was to be dominated by the pope.
• E)none of the above

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