Primary sources are from the sources themselves! Secondary sources can be slightly altered, or tweaked to great a better understanding for audiences. Primary sources can tend to have more information presented in an abstract way, while secondary sources have similar information but in an easier way to understand, with potential bias.
The answer is D, it became weak and vulnerable. It is proven correct of how the western Roman empire got conquered by barbarians soon afterward.
Large media = true
Small media = False
The assumption that the empire could be ruled and united under the emperor was challenged as many different families and factions fought for control and continuously engaged in warfare and intrigues in order to gain or consolidate power.
Because of the lack of central control and stability, some of the grand projects envisioned by rulers like the Grand Canal or the Great Wall fell by the wayside because of a lack of funding and again the lack of control over the various factions.
This led in some ways to a return to looking inward and working within familial groups and locally controlled provinces. The assumption of a national identity was slowed and even stopped in some places as different provinces again started to look out for their own interests and stood up to fight for them against anyone not willing to allow them that freedom.
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