<span>"C. independence" would be the best answer, although power certainly plays a role as well. </span>
Unlike the fallen Western province of the Roman empire, Justinian and Theodora developed a centralized government where all power and decision-making was concentrated in one unit instead of having power in the hands of many different people in different locations.
The Dawes Plan provided short-term economic benefits to the German economy and softened the burdens of war reparations. By stabilizing the currency, it brought increased foreign investments and loans to the German market.
The correct answer is <span>C) rather die than go back to being enslaved
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Probably the year that the state was founded