which of the following was a major factor in the decline of the byzantine empire?

a. conversion of the slavs
b. iconoclasm
c. arrival of invaders
d. recapture of rome

c. arrival of invaders

wat advantages did location bring to the eastern empire?

A. direct access to the atlantic ocean and north sea
B. control of trade on the rhino river
C. close proximity to barbarian tribes in northern europe
D. easy access to the Mediterranean, black, and red seas

D. easy access to the Mediterranean, Black, and Red Seas.

the great schism results most directly from the...

A. byzantine rejection of the pope
B. ruling of the council of Nicea
C. actions of iconoclasts
D. conversion of constantine

A. Byzantine rejection of the pope.