Use this image of Byzantine art to answer the following question:
What does this image suggest about the impact of the Western Roman Empire after its fall?
A) The Christian traditions established by the Western Roman Empire continued to thrive in the East.
B) Religious traditions influenced by the Western Roman Empire were not preserved after the empire's decline.
C) The Christian icons that the Western Roman Empire banned were legalized after the empire's decline.
D) The fall of the Western Roman Empire helped trade grow in the East, which introduced new religious ideas to the people.