During the Early Middle Ages, the Latin Christians

Multiple Choice

During the Early Middle Ages, the Latin Christians

A) experienced economic dynamism as a result of the expansion of Muslim power.
B) saw trade dominated by Byzantine merchants after the seventh century.
C) strengthened the bonds between East and West by engaging in Mediterranean trade.
D) produced for themselves what they needed, exchanging few goods.
E) reversed the commercial patterns exhibited during the decline of the western Roman Empire.