Consider Map 6-1. The territory that had the fewest invasions in the fourth and fifth centuries was also the most prosperous in that era, that of the ________
A. Carthaginians of North Africa
B. Carolingians in Aachen
C. Catholics in Rome
D. Byzantines of Asia Minor
E. Arabs of Arabia
Answer: C
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