Markets and town life in the early feudal period make a good analogy for a possible end to the sovereign state as we know it today because
a. they demonstrate that new social institutions can develop alongside existing ones.
b. they brought new ideas, wealth, and coalitions and immediately ended the rule of the previously dominant lords.
c. they were the key tool that brought about the revolution that transformed into the Westphalian state system.
d. they brought new coalitions but also increased the level of inequality among individuals.
e. they leveled the amount of power among individuals but failed to bring any new ideas or wealth to local communities.
Answer: a
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