During the period of the Pax Romana, Select one: a. agriculture in Italy was carried out on small peasant farms. b. cities in the western part of the Empire were larger and wealthier than those in the east. c. Italian manufactures surpassed those of other provinces. d. deforestation and over-grazing may have harmed the Italian economy. e. the Empire experienced a recession.

b. cities in the western part of the Empire were larger and wealthier than those in the east.

Explanation:

Pax Romana is a period of Roman empire that is referred to the time between 27 Before Christ era to 180 Common era. In local language this is known as Roman Peace.

During this period, The empire reached its peak and was the wealthiest of all. The population also large and was estimated to be about 70 million people. It was a period of peace and cultural achievement of the Roman empire. This period was also known as the "Golden period". The western region of the Roman empire were seen to be more wealthy and larger than the eastern region.

The western part of the empire was the main center of trade and commerce. And so this region prospered more than the eastern region.

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]