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What is a city-state? A. the capital of a province or state B. an independent city with political control over the surrounding area C. an urban area that functions like a nation D. an agricultural region that dominates a town center

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A city-state is an independent city with political control over the surrounding area (B). It is also technically an urban area that functions like a nation (C). Examples in history are cities like Rome and Athens. Today places like Monaco, the Vatican City, and Singapore are examples of city-states. 
B. like in Mesopotamia there were city states because they were a city with their own government.