As time passed, the byzantine empire bceame what?

Draw conclusions  why might a cause like italian unification successfully draw people of very different backgrounds together?  

Explain why the greeks might not have had a great influence on the world if they had better farmland?

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references. the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources