Nation-states developed in the west in the period from 1500 to the present because

Nation states begun to develop in Europe from 1500s because a number of monarchs began to consolidate power by waning the feudal nobles and to bring all the people under their territories under unified rule. This was based on their language and it sparked nationalism, as monarchs stimulated their subjects to be loyal to their newly established nations.

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the geography of greece

led to limited interactions with other cultures in the mediterranean

was rich in natural resources and led to repeated invasions from the macedonians

encouraged greater contact with peoples on the southern and eastern mediterranean coasts

caused the greeks to eventually relocate eastward under alexander the great