What role did merchants from venice, italy play in the decline of the byzantine empire?

Select the correct answer. how did adam smith’s ideas influence the enlightenment? a. they prevented governments from enacting free trade policies, weakening global economies. b. they were impractical because they gave no clear direction about the moral goals of an economy. c. they promoted the idea of a free market, which strengthen the global economy. d. they set up new businesses with the assistance of the government.