Giving brainliest How did the division of the Roman Empire affect the Western Roman Empire’s economy?

It flourished because it was wealthier than the Eastern Roman Empire.
It experienced famine because wheat was unavailable to feed the people.
It continued to have strong trade because it was near the Silk Road.
It was cut off from the prosperous trade routes in the Eastern Roman Empire.

Answer is B

Explanation:

The division lost them a lot of people and supplies

It was cut off from the prosperous trade routes in the Eastern Roman Empire

Explanation:

Constantine had weakened the West during his rule, other than favouring the East in development of infrastructure, but in economic governance too. He raised taxes in the West to bring them up to the level of those in the East to seem fair. This did not take into account the economic disparities between the two halves of the Empire, and the extra taxes on the West served to further cripple their economy, which had dwindled due to the constant pressures of war and low trade.

answer; ///i believe that the correct answer is (a) the great depression

payments were made after the 1940s.

in the 1980s, a commission held investigations and made recommendations.