A reason France set explorers to America in the early 1500's was to start settlements in the Americas
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I think Mangas is the right answer!
The correct answer is B. The emperor had power over the patriarch.
Explanation
The Byzantine Empire is the name of the eastern part of the Roman Empire that existed between 395-1453, its capital was called Constantinople (now Istanbul). One of the religious characteristics of the Byzantine Empire was that the emperor was related to the Church, especially the Patriarch of Constantinople. Therefore, the emperor was in charge of appointing the Patriarch and had power over him. However, the Patriarch could influence decisions such as when trying to restore religious unity with the West, which generated resistance from the patriarchs of the Byzantine Empire. B. The emperor had power over the patriarch.
Scarcity of resources. The European countries and Japan didn't have all the resources they needed in order to keep up industrialization and a few other reasons. They resorted to taking over other lands in order the "cheaply" obtain the resources.
