单项选择题

According to the author, "The common explanation" of connections between economic, military, and cultural development is______.

A.revolutionary and too new to have been applied to the history of the Byzantine Empire.
B.not applicable to the Byzantine revival as a whole, but does perhaps accurately describe limited periods during the revival.
C.equally applicable to the Byzantine case as a whole and to the history of military, economic, and cultural advances in ancient Greece and Rome.
D.essentially not helpful, because military, economic, and cultural advances are part of a single phenomenon.