15. what is one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in
ancient greece?

a. military leaders were able to avoid detection by the enemy.
b. the mountainous terrain of greece resulted in widely isolated settlements.
c. merchants traveling between the indian peninsula and europe needed places to
stop for rest and food
d. the form of government in each community was a dictatorship

B. The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely isolated settlements.

Greece was made up of multiple city states. These states were separated by geographical features, most notably mountains. The early Greeks settled between these mountains which led to them developing as separate city-states.

question:  

the chart compares religious beliefs to us political party support.

religious beliefs and party support, 2012

this chart demonstrates that

a) more highly religious people supported the republican candidate, while more nonreligious people supported the democratic candidate.

b) more highly religious people supported the democratic candidate, while more nonreligious people supported the republican candidate.

c) more moderately religious people supported the republican candidate, while more nonreligious people supported the democratic candidate.

d) more moderately religious people supported the democratic candidate, while more nonreligious people supported the republican candidate.

answer: a.