How did the development of nation-states in the late Middle Ages affect women ?
Correct answer: B. they lost much of their political and economic power
- A. they lost the ability to be anchoresses
- B. they lost much of their political and economic power
- C. they were able to acquire more political capital
- D. they took on more important roles in the economy
Explanation
As centralized nation-states developed, political authority became concentrated in royal and male-controlled institutions. Noblewomen therefore lost much of the independent political and economic influence they had exercised through estates and kinship networks.
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