Question

question 28 (multiple choice worth 5 points) (01.05 mc) economically, by the time of justinian, the byzantine empire was still struggling to keep up with the trade of western europe was far wealthier than the small states of the former roman empire in the west was still held back by the lack of a port to the sea had developed and abandoned a feudal society

Explanation:

Under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire controlled key trade routes, had a strong centralized economy, and retained the wealthy eastern core of the former Roman Empire. Western Europe, by contrast, was fragmented into small, economically weakened states after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, lacking the Byzantine Empire's trade infrastructure, tax system, and access to Mediterranean and Eastern trade networks. The other options are incorrect: Byzantine trade outperformed Western Europe, it had major sea ports, and feudalism was not a developed/abandoned system in Byzantium at this time.

Answer:

B. was far wealthier than the small states of the former Roman Empire in the West