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What factors contributed to the decline of the Byzantine empire? Select the two correct answers.

A. Legal reforms.

B. disloyal military.

C. foreign invasion.

D. economic struggles.

E. religious dissent.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C and D.

Foreign invasions (e.g., by the Seljuks, Crusaders and ultimately the Ottomans) and prolonged economic struggles (loss of territory and trade, shrinking tax base, debasement of currency, wartime costs) were major contributors to Byzantium’s decline.