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Since the city-states of Germany spoke a common language they were able to accomplish loads of things. When traveling to other city-states, citizens didn't have to worry about a language barrier when trying to purchase anything. They were also able to understand the laws of each city-state because they were all written in the same language.

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Lutheranism Helped Spread the Protestant Faith in German States

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Lutheranism Helped Spread the Protestant Faith in German States

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Before the Thirty Years War, Lutheranism was practiced under the Habsburg Empire in northern German states. After the Holy Roman Empire was destroyed, Lutheranism spread throughout the states. Lutheranism spreading the Protestant faith could eventually lead to conflict since the region was predominantly Catholic.

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Having different currencies caused lots of problems for the area. Not everybody had currency for each of the states, so if someone wanted to buy something in another state without having their currency they just weren't able to buy it.

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A Rivalry Grew Between Austria and Prussia for Political Dominance-Germany

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A Rivalry Grew Between Austria and Prussia for Political Dominance-Germany

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This rivalry between the larger city-states could have both positive and negative effects on the rest of the city-states. On one hand, when the other city-states had to choose to either have a relationship with either of the two states it brought more unity and allowed for the states to have greater militaries. On the other hand this internal conflict could lead to more wars which in turn could destroy the city-states just like the Holy Roman Empire.

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Having a different ruler for each state could cause many problems in this area. When traveling people had to be very conscious of the changes in laws since what could be legal in one city-state could be illegal in another.

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Rome Remained the Center of the Roman Catholic Church

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Rome Remained the Center of the Roman Catholic Church

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Rome being the center of the Church allowed the ideals of Catholicism to stay strong in the Italian States. Rome was also a strong and influential city which brought the Church more power.

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Italian States Had Periods of Foreign Control By Spain and Austria

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Italian States Had Periods of Foreign Control By Spain and Austria

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Since the Italian city-states were either controlled by Spain or Austria there could be conflict if the mother countries were at war with one another. A positive effect of having multiple countries control the city-states is a mingling of cultures which might bring people closer.

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Culture was influenced by foreign control

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Culture was influenced by foreign control

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The French influenced the Italian States by supporting the unification of all the states but they later blocked the unification of the states. Since the Italian States were a melting pot of cultures the Italians could take the good parts of every culture and create their own.