Why might Roman Catholic leaders have initially downplayed the effects of the plague?

(A) The plague originated in Muslim areas.

(B) The plague was something they had already experienced.

(C) They thought the plague couldn't kill any more people.

(D) They were told by the king of Tarsus that the plague was over.

Which is the main inference that can be drawn from adam smith's book the wealth of nations? a) for an economy to work flawlessly, it shouldn't have to serve and moral goals.b) the government must control a free-market economy, or economic problems will arise.c) a free-market economy works well only without the government's interference. d) free trade will only hurt economies and should be stopped by governments.

In their competition for power nations raced to

What are the contributions of the byzantine empire