How did the political and religious empire ideas of the byzantine empire compare with western empire?

Explain how zollverein, a tariff agreement, to unite the german states.

Which event is considered to be start of the "hellenistic era"? a) the founding of the roman empire b) the death of alexander the great c) the end of the peloponnesian wars d) the founding of the roman republic

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countries in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the second team begins its own recruitment campaign to find even better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rival's most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario?