Which passage describes the role that constantinople played in the byzantine empire? check all that are true. a. many works of literature were preserved by monks and scholars in constantinople. b. constantinople was the byzantine capital, and the empire was not able to survive its fall. c. trading routes and powerful defenses made constantinople the richest city in the empire. d. constantinople was the spiritual center of the empire, since the emperor was the patriarch of the church.

b. Constantinople was the Byzantine capital, and the empire was not able to survive its fall.

c. Trading routes and powerful defenses made Constantinople the richest city in the empire.

Explanation:

For b: Constantinople was the center of Byzantine culture, and was considered a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious city. These factor made it so influential, so rich and powerful.

For c: Merchants traded through the Mediterranean, east and west. They dominated and had the control of the main trading routes, so they made a fortune out of this activity.

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