There were many factors that allowed the Byzantine Empire to last a 1000 years after the end of the Roman Empire which include the fact that Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, was protected with walls that lasted almost the entire 1000 years, making Constantinople, and the center of the empire's economy/culture impervious to invaders.
They didn't want another tyranny A.K.A they didn't want too much power in one branch
Spain, Netherlands, Austria - In 1667-68, in the Battle of Devolution, France, led by Louis XIV fought against Spain in the Spanish Netherlands. In 1672-78, during the Dutch War, the French tried to conquer the United Provinces of Netherlands. This was followed by War of the Great Alliance, in which most of the European states were involved. Finally, in 1701-1714, during the War of Spanish Succession, France fought against Austria to gain the larger part of Spain.
Answer:
A. It was used by the Catholic Church and in academic settings.
Explanation:
Latin was for 20 centuries the official language of the Church. Academic writing and research was published in Latin. Masses were said in Latin, despite the fact that only the clergy and the best educated people (very few people during the Middle Ages) were the only ones who could speak and understand it. It was only in the second half of the 20th century that the Roman Catholic Church authorized masses in the local and national languages of each country.
