Answer: The correct answer is : c. it was better for trade and easier to defend
Explanation: Constantinople was the ideal place for the capital because it was surrounded by water on three sides and was the intersection of Europe and Asia. Constantinople was key to prosperity because it linked east and west through maritime and land trade routes. Constantinople was in the center of the Bosporus Strait, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
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I believe the first answer is correct. (The Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea).
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