A city-state is basically an independent sovereign city that serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. Historically, this included cities such as Rome, Athens, Carthage, and the Italian city-states during the Renaissance.
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I think it's D. (I'm just guessing)
Mao Zedong united the food production, trade, and transportation systems of China, and abolished almost all the political divisions. This allowed the country to benefit from its power of production and further expand its industrial base, without competition from either within China or from other nations. Although accredited with establishing China as a stable, industrialized, unified state, Mao only did so by imposing complete cultural and political control over China's citizens.
Newly printed currency.
Because that's what the paragraph says would finance it. In the last sentence.
The first alternative is correct (A): Grow
The natural resources of Great Betanha boosted the Industrial Revolution, as they served as inputs and fuel for the production and transportation of manufactures. In particular, ports have made it possible to open new consumer markets in other countries through exports.
