I believe the answer is: A. The church combined both Greek and Roman architecture, and became a melting pot where Eastern and Western cultures came together.
The combination became a proof of Cultural Assimilation that occurs between eastern and western church due to the good relation that exist between them. This indicate that in the past people from Byzantine and Roman empire were free to visit each other's region either for business, tourism , or studying.
It is true that "<span>D. Patricians held the political power and did not want to allow the common people a voice in government." It was very hard to break free of the lower classes. </span>