Instructions Read the question carefully and select the best answer. Which of the following sentences best supports the answer to Question 7? D A. "The culture that produced the gladiators also created the atmosphere that eventually led to their extinction." B. "The later emperors lacked the absolute power to demand the money and resources required to stage shows as extravagant as the ones given when Rome was at its apex." C. "As time went on, novel acts were harder to create and exotic animals harder to obtain, and the show became slightly less spectacular." D. "This edict further stated that those condemned to the arena should serve their sentences in the mines instead."