Question

Which of the following best describes the internal political turmoil that contributed to the decline of the Byzantine Empire?

A group of peasants banded together in an attempt to overthrow the imperial family and become the ruling class.
Church leaders fought with the emperors over who ruled the empire.
Co-empresses fought over which one was the true emperor.
The Macedonian dynasty and the Powerful fought over land and labor.

Answer 1

Church leaders fought with the emperors over who ruled the empire.

The Roman Church and Eastern Orthodox always had rivalries over who ruled the empire. The Eastern Orthodox didn’t like how the Roman Church exempted the top class from taxes that effected the lower social classes. Thus, the Roman Church and Eastern Orthodox always fought.

Answer 2

church leaders fought with the emperors over who ruled the empire.