Which of the following is a reason the Byzantine Empire declined?

A. The Roman Catholic Church took over the Byzantine Church.

B. The Byzantine Empire came to adopt Latin culture.

C. The Byzantine Church split from the Roman Catholic Church.

D. The Roman Catholic Church sent missionaries to convert people to Christianity.

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Joy Zhang

9 October, 12:11

Which of the following is a reason the Byzantine Empire declined?

A. The Roman Catholic Church took over the Byzantine Church.

B. The Byzantine Empire came to adopt Latin culture.

C. The Byzantine Church split from the Roman Catholic Church.

D. The Roman Catholic Church sent missionaries to convert people to Christianity.

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Alanna Bonilla · Answer 1

The Byzantine Empire fell in 1453. The immediate cause of its fall was pressure by the Ottoman Turks. The Ottomans had been fighting the Byzantines for over 100 years by this time. In 1454, Constantinople finally fell to them and their conquest of the Byzantine Empire was complete.