How did geography affect the development of independent city-states? select all that apply. a. the mountains isolated the city-states. b. the sea separated the city-states. c. the coastal areas were not fertile. d. the plains were barriers. e. the climate was wet in summer.

The geography affected independent city-states development because  A. Mountains isolated city-states and D. Plains were barriers.

The mountains acted as natural frontiers that were not so easy to overcome for a regular commute. Thus, societies put emphasis on becoming self-dependent for most of their needs.

The long stretches of open plains also proved to be barriers as they took a lot of time to be crossed. These two geographical aspects affected the development of the city-states.

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