Giving brainliest How did the division of the Roman Empire affect the Western Roman Empire’s economy?

It flourished because it was wealthier than the Eastern Roman Empire.
It experienced famine because wheat was unavailable to feed the people.
It continued to have strong trade because it was near the Silk Road.
It was cut off from the prosperous trade routes in the Eastern Roman Empire.

Answer is B

Explanation:

The division lost them a lot of people and supplies

It was cut off from the prosperous trade routes in the Eastern Roman Empire

Explanation:

Constantine had weakened the West during his rule, other than favouring the East in development of infrastructure, but in economic governance too. He raised taxes in the West to bring them up to the level of those in the East to seem fair. This did not take into account the economic disparities between the two halves of the Empire, and the extra taxes on the West served to further cripple their economy, which had dwindled due to the constant pressures of war and low trade.

what are the options?

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”