Which factor played the largest role in the decline of the Byzantine Empire? A. The spread of the trade in the Bosporus Strait
B. The division of the Roman Empire
C. The rise of powerful Turkish empires
D. The joining of the Catholic and Orthodox churches

Thomas jefferson was important in the revolutionary era because a) he wrote much of the declaration of independence. b) he was elected the president of the continental congress. c) his philosophies were used in the influential pamphlet common sense. reactivate d) his leadership and moral stand lead to the colonies to fight for the abolition of slavery.