The ancient long-distance, overland trade route connecting china to western asia, and on to europe and the mediterranean region was known as the one of the options below as your a. great wall b. grand canal c. manchu dynasty d. silk road

the church governed the society after the empire fell.   constantine took charge of rome and ended the confusion which had over religion and made christianity as the only religion and that started ruling the roman empire. he also divided the empire into two and fortified the eastern part.   he ruled the eastern part.