In what way did the christian crusades contribute to the decline of the byzantine empire?
a.) financing the crusades prove to be an impossible burden for the byzantine treasury
b.) latin crusaders turned against the byzantines, leading to the loss of much territory
c.) the byzantine army lost many of its leading knights when they left to fight in the crusades
d.) nations that were not joining the crusades attacked byzantium when it was occupied in the east

The ottoman kingdom began in the region of anatolia

Which statement in the passage best reflects sumer's opinion of the dred scott decision? a."i speak what cannot be denied." b."[the] judgment was sustained by a falsification of history." b."the opinion was more thoroughly abominable than anything history." i speak what cannot be denied when i declare that the opinion of the chief justice in the case of dred scott was more thoroughly abominable than anything of the kind in the history of courts. judicial baseness reached its lowest point on that occasion. you have not forgotten that terrible decision where a most unrighteous judgment was sustained by a falsification of history. -charles sumner, 1865

Why do you think this exchange happened in a private meeting?