What were some differences between the eastern and western portions of the Roman Empire?

Some main differences between the Eastern part of the Roman Empire and the Western part of the Roman Empire are that the Western part was closer to Barbarian Europe, thus creating worries about possible invaders, while the Eastern part of the empire was pretty much safe from those nomadic invaders.

peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

i think it would be " a" i might be wrong tho

the indians crossed artificial boundaries, setting the stage for conflict