The mountainous terrain made city-states become independent from one another.Basically meaning that different city-states did not have any interactions with each other. If so, very little.
Consumers should be concerned about high interest rates because high interest rates make it harder and more expensive to pay back loans and debts, since the banks charge more interest that is often compounded monthly or yearly.
The cultural impact of the British mercantile system is that it led to cultural exchange through trade with the rest of the world which made other cultures acceptable. It made America a melting pot whereby various cultures were accepted including the right of religious freedom
Its either between A and B, most likely A
