What was the distinctive change in Europe after the fall of the Western Empire?
A) Roman institutions stopped working, cities ceased to be centers of trade and social life, and warfare became more important than education and culture.
B) The Eastern Empire became the cultural center of the world, while the West fell into decay and chaos.
C) Church leaders began to rule kingdoms instead of kings. Monasteries were constructed to convert the remaining pagans.
D) The Avars continued to invade from the East, forcing more destruction and chaos upon the West.
E) The Franks ruled the West by papal decree until order was restored.
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