Question

What was the effect of illuminated manuscripts on the Byzantine Empire?
A.
They showed the strength that the Byzantine military forces commanded.
B.
They helped preserve knowledge from ancient Greek and Roman texts.
C.
They depicted how the Byzantine emperors exploited the empire’s laborers.
D.
They reinforced the Byzantine Empire’s status as a world leader in trade.
E.
They humanized the Byzantine emperors by showing them as creative people.

Answer 1

D is the correct answer

Answer 2

Byzantine illuminated manuscripts. During the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine art was centered on a Christian society based in Constantinople after the fall of Rome. Religious or holy icons were used throughout Byzantine Art in many different forms: mosaics, paintings, statues and illuminated manuscripts.