Answer: The 2nd choice
Explanation:
Overlapping claims by the French, the British, and the Spanish created fierce competition between the three European nations.
If I understand the question right, it would be showing bias in favor of the military, because of his location and the fact that he's talking about being supportive about the military.
The cultural contributions of the <em>Byzantine Empire</em> were:
-Their great system of defense which consisted of 700 km of huge beacons that ran the border of the empire and kept them aware of possible invasions.
-One of the most beautiful and biggest church they built "Haidi Sophia".
-Very good hydraulic engineering techniques.
-They helped to preserve the Greek philosophy, ethics, culture, and language.
