Question

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Consider the timeline above. What accounts for the reason the Byzantine Empire seemed to be the object of attack by outside invaders?

The empire occupied a strategic spot between the continents of Asia and Europe.

The empire often provoked attack by sending missionaries into distant lands.

The empire had an aggressive foreign policy that made enemies among the kingdoms of Europe.

The empire was the source of a number of Crusades that successfully brought war to the capital.