Between 610 and 1071,the major security threats to the Byzantine empire came from:
A) Persia, then Egypt.
B) Persia, then the Islamic caliphate.
C) Persia, then the Turks.
D) Persia, then the Slavs.
E) the Western Roman Empire.

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Between 610 and 1071, the major security threats to the Byzantine empire came from Persia followed by the Islamic caliphate. The Byzantine-Persian Wars (602-628) weakened both empires and made them vulnerable to the Islamic conquests of the 7th century. The Arab-Islamic armies under the Rashidun and Umayyad caliphates conquered Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and North Africa, which were previously Byzantine territories. The Byzantine empire faced constant warfare and raids from the Islamic caliphate until the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 when the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantine army and gained control of Anatolia. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

Between 610 and 1071,the Major Security Threats to the Byzantine