Despotic rule replaced republican governments in the Italian city-state for which of the following reasons?
A)Class warfare between rich merchants and aristocrats led each side to seek one-man rule.
B)Republican governments were short-term and unable to handle famines, plagues, and economic disasters.
C)City-states came to rely on mercenary armies in their wars with fellow city-states.
D)Mercenary leaders were willing to seize power.
E)all of the above

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Despotic rule replaced republican governments in the Italian city-state for which of the following reasons?
A)Class warfare between rich merchants and aristocrats led each side to seek one-man rule.
B)Republican governments were short-term and unable to handle famines, plagues, and economic disasters.
C)City-states came to rely on mercenary armies in their wars with fellow city-states.
D)Mercenary leaders were willing to seize power.
E)all of the above ​

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The Answer is E

Despotic Rule Replaced Republican Governments in the Italian City-State for Which