Merchant families that ruled italian city-states established a. their own farms b. their own armies c. their own churches d. their own schools

Merchant families that ruled Italian city-states established: B. their own armies.

In the Renaissance epoch, Italy was formed by many city-states with powerful people as the rulers. They were in conflict with each other quite often. That is why these cities had their own armies to protect their merchant, their political interests and their cultural influence in the region.

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.

b is correct

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