When Pericles calls Athens the "school of Hellas", he means that: A.)Athenians are like school children and have a lot to learn.
B.)All of Greece should learn from the Athenian example.
C.) The Athenians are about to teach their rivals a lesson in battle.
D.) People from all over enroll at the Athenian University.

the conditions that made the byzantine empire vulnerable to attacks by the muslin turks were the sack of constantinople by western crusaders, the conquests of the sultanate of rum, presence of rival kingdoms and finally the set up of fiefdoms at the empire which were owned by the ghazis (turkish warriors).

warfare was the primary means of cultural transmission in both regions.