Before the rise of the nation-state, europe could be described as a continent
a. ruled by barbarian tribes
b. with an identity crisis
c. on the verge of collapse
d. of multiethnic empires

before the rise of the nation-state, europe could be described as a continent : D. of multiethnic empires Before the rise of the nation-state many empires with different ethnicity fight for their influence within the continent, such as the austro-hungarian empire, the Russian empire, the Turkish ottoman, and the Mongol empire