More Than Anything Else, Which of the Following Gave Form

Multiple Choice

More than anything else, which of the following gave form and direction to the new civilization in the West that would arise on the ruins of Rome?

A) the translations and compilations of Boethius, Cassiodorus, and Isidore
B) kings
C) the church
D) the intermarriage of Germanic and Roman people
E) the influence of Byzantium and Islam