“The greatest value of the Silk Road was the exchange of culture. Art, religion, philosophy, country. Along the network of routes disease traveled also, as evidenced in the spread of the bubonic plague of 542 CE. This arrived in Constantinople (Links to an external site.) by way of the Silk Road and decimated [destroyed] the Byzantine Empire. The closing of the Silk Road forced merchants to take to the sea to continue trading, thus initiating the Age of Discovery (1453-1660 CE) which technology, language, science, architecture, and every other element of civilizations exchanged through the Silk Road along with the commercial goods the merchants carried from country to led to world-wide interaction and the beginnings of a global community.” QUESTION NEED HELP 20 points spiced up

What role does trade play in the fall of the Byzantine?

Group of answer choices

A)It shows the spread of disease can accompany trade and impact an empire’s power.

B)It shows how widespread trade can undermine cultural traditions and create chaos.

C)It shows how societies that fail to adapt to new ideas begin to decline.

D)It shows how trade can lead to a decrease in the development of commercial goods.