Why was the roman empire divided in half during the 3rd century a. a) invaders had conquered the western half b) so that land could be given to retired roman soldiers. c) to make it easier to administer. d) to prevent a civil war between rival emperors.

I guess the answer is c: to make it easier to administer

C

the war between the united states and the muslim countries of north africa commonly called barbary states, among them, sultanate of morocco and tripoli, quasi-independent city-state, nominally belonging to the ottoman empire. the cause of the war were repeated attacks by barbary pirates on american shipping trade.