Answer:
D. Had political rulers called consuls.
Explanation:
After the Romans eliminated the Consul position when they became an empire in 27 BC, there wasn't really a such thing as a consul until 1722, when Great Britain appointed them to the Republic of Genoa. That was a full 269 years after the Byzantine Empire ended. The equivalence of a consul (which was the highest rank of power during the Roman Republic era) in the Byzantine Empire was a Eunuch (pronounced YOO-nuhk).
The outcome of the US presidential election in 2000 was determined by "the Florida Supreme Court" since the election was highly contested to to many of the ballots being hard to understand.
<span>1.English friendship--to isolate France
2.Russian friendship--to avoid a two-front war
3.Triple Alliance--to prevent a country from taking sides in a mainland European war
These political moves prior to World War I put Germany in the middle of the conflict. Though they attempted to isolate France and befriend Russia, they ended up in a two-front war regardless. </span>
