Which statement best characterized the political situation in the West around 1450?
a. Highly centralized and powerful monarchies governed linguistically homogeneous kingdoms
b. Renaissance ideas had spread, making democracy the preferred political system
c. Small political units led by local and regional aristocrats were the rule, not the exception
d. The nation-state had taken root and monarchy had passed from the scene
e. The Holy Roman Empire had united the West into a larger political unit than the Roman Empire of the Classical era.
Answer: c. Small political units led by local and regional aristocrats were the rule, not the exception
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