It's D if you're in connexus. "Islam expanded west through North Africa as far as Spain."
Answer:The results of the U.S. presidential election of 1876 were a mess. A Democratic candidate had emerged with the lead in the popular vote, but 19 electoral votes from four states were in dispute. In 1877, Congress convened to settle the election—and their solution proved to be the beginning of the end for Reconstruction in the south
They gained control over many byzantine trade routes. The first is your answer
