"Lofty financially well to do citizens who carried much power within the community" would generally be referred to as being part of an "aristocracy", since this is a government that is controlled by such people.
I don't know if you need it now, or if it's even the right answer but -
" The work takes much of its inspiration from earlier Roman portraits and contemporary Byzantine work. The amount of adornment on it establishes it as one of the most expensive works of the period. Due to the global nature of its patron and the artists, the bust epitomoizes the nature of the Romanesque style. By taking characteristics from the Byzantine empire and mixing it with Western European tradition, this bust illustrates the cosmopolitan nature of the monks during this period "
give and take from it as you please.
No columbus didnt discover the "americas"
Answer:
D.North America by traveling west over land
<span>Africans eliminated warriors in rival tribes by selling or trading captured prisoners to slave traders.</span>