What advantage did the byzantine empire have that enabled it to survive as a political entity for a thousand years longer than the western part of the roman empire?

Byzantine Empire was able to survive for thousands of years longer than the western part of the Roman Empire because of its strong military force. The Byzantine military was able to remain stronger by fighting with its neighboring territories invaders by organizing army with trained and well equipped in the world. The empire began to expand largely through conquest. The basic role was to defend against enemies. The Byzantine Empire formed a professional standing army with heavy cavalry, archers and infantry.      

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]

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