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which of these areas was the last to join a politically unified italy in the 19th century?
a. central (papal) states
b. northern (lombardy) states
c. western (sardinian) states
d. southern (sicilian) states

B

Explanation:

Everything above rome is considered to be Northern Italy

A) central (Papal) states

Explanation: The central (Papal) states were the LAST to join a politically unified Italy in the 19th century. The Catholic Church resisted Italian unification until the very end because they were hesitant to give up their already diminished power to a new and sovereign state.

(This explanation is straight from USATestPrep)

c.

worked constantly and gave many sincere speeches about the importance of independence

well the fact it is basically a peninsula allowed trade to come from many places, thus allowing cultural diffusion to take place. india has seasonal monsoons that merchants travel back and forth from india using the monsoons wind patterns