8. Why did the Byzantine Empire mimic the Roman Empire when it came to government structure, military strength, and legal and tax codes? O A. The Byzantines and Romans collaborated together to come up with similar systems, B. The Byzantines weren't creative enough to come up with their own ideas. C. The Byzantine Empire saw itself as a continuation of the Roman Empire D. The Romans conquered the Byzantines and forced their systems upon them.

C

Explanation:

It makes the most sense, and I'm doing AP World rn, so this should be right.

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.

- a government ruled by the people, or assembly. officials monarchy - a single ruler like a king. over time some city-states, like athens would change governments. what this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws.