The decline of the Roman Empire and that of its Chinese counterpart resulted in which of the following?

(A) A decline in the appeal of religions of salvation (B) A shift from trade along the Silk Roads to sea routes in the Indian Ocean (C) An increased importance of the role of the father as the head of the household (D) A decline in the rights of womenExplanation: The chaos and confusion following the fall of both the Roman and the Han empires interrupted overland trade routes; the imperial armies that had controlled nomadic raids fell with their empires or became involved in civil strife. Overland routes were supplanted by oceanic trade pathways. There was an increase rather than a decrease in religions of salvation (A). The role of the father (C) and women’s rights (D) saw no changes.