Fertile adequate
_.and a favorable
enable the farmers of this region to produce more food
and feed more people than farmers in any comparable area in the world.

attacks by the seljuk. a devastating blow to the entire byzantine world was dealt by christian crusaders from the west. the venetians were eager to destroy byzantine power and offered the crusaders money, ships, and part of the spoils of war.

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the answer is b! (apex)