The two statements which explain the reason that Empress Theodora restored the use of icons after the death of her husband were:
B. to stop the practice of excommunicating those who used icons.
D. to unite the kingdom that had been split by the Iconoclastic Controversy.
<h3>What was the Iconoclastic Controversy?</h3>
The Iconoclastic controversy was triggered by those who thought that using icons in worship was like worshiping objects, which is forbidden scripturally.
The Iconoclastic controversy divided the Byzantine church for a long time before Empress Theodora came to power.
Thus, the two reasons that Empress Theodora restored the use of icons were <u>Options B. and D</u>.
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