<span> It survived the </span>fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire<span> in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the </span>Ottoman Turks in 1453. But why did it survive? <span>The eastern half of the Roman Empire was far less vulnerable to external attack, due to its geographic location. With Constantinople located on a strait, it was extremely difficult to breach the capital’s defenses; also, the eastern empire had a much shorter common frontier with Europe. It also benefited greatly from a stronger administrative center and internal political stability, as well as great wealth. The eastern emperors were able to exert more control over the empire’s economic resources and more effectively muster sufficient manpower to combat invasion. </span>
Imperial expansion is when an imperialistic country expands by taking over territories of other countries.
Probably to either to team up for a common goal or to oversee the trades in their area.
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i belive the answer is (C)
Composers also felt they had a moral obligation to provide fine music for the common people. This idea, and the general concept that the Enlightenment could challenge tradition, opened up composers to a much greater range of artistic freedom.
