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

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the most common reason the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their resistance to papal interference?

• A)Their primary loyalty was to the Holy Roman Emperor.
• B)The Papacy had lost its legitimacy because if its move to Avignon and the Great Schism.
• C)Christ denied all political jurisdiction to the clergy.
• D)The pope condemned many essential business practices, such as charging interest on loans, as un-Christian.
• E)They still recognized the authority of emperor in Constantinople.

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