Which was a reason for the development of independent city-states in ancient greece? a. rapid rivers made trade with non-greeks more profitable than trade within greece. b. rugged terrain limited trade and communication among groups of people in greece. c. most greek communities preferred their own religion and language over any other greek culture. d. the greeks avoided military confrontation so no one ever conquered the many villages.

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.

she believed that scott was her late husband's property.