Answer: C. support the military defense of the Western World.
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Sophia was built under Justinian the first and he ordered many roman style corinthian columns and greek style hellenistic columns imported from Lebanon to support the structure.
The goal of the transcontinental railroad was to connect the eastern part of the United States to the western part. Both the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad companies worked to build this long railroad. Some positive effects of the transcontinental railroad included more efficient transportation from coast to coast, a faster spreading of ideas throughout the United States, and increases in global and intercontinental trade. A negative effect of the transcontinental railroad was that racial tensions among Native Americans and other groups arose.
Both kingdoms grew wealthy from taxing and controlling trade routes