No, it is technically false that <span>Buddhism spread only by means of overland routes, sine sea routes were involved as well--however land routes were far more prominent. </span>
Answer:
It created a divide within the imperial court.
Explanation:
Leo III prohibited the veneration of images that represented Christ and the saints in 726. He did so for reasons of religious and political order.
This prohibition of a custom, which had undoubtedly resulted in all kinds of abuse, seems to have been inspired by a genuine desire to improve public morals, and gained the support of the official aristocracy and a sector of the clergy. But a great majority of theologians and almost all monks opposed these measures with firm hostility, and in the western part of the Empire the people refused to obey the edict
A. a disagreement between the states over representation in Congress
