The Byzantine state
a. feared rebellion, so it strictly separated civil and military authority in the provinces by banning generals from raising armies from the peasantry of their regions.
b. was ruled over by a an emperor who claimed to be God's earthly representative.
c. possessed an imperial court where outward grandeur was frowned upon and court ceremony kept to a minimum.
d. touched more on the lives of its subjects than the government of any other region of the world, regulating almost every aspect of a subject's public and private life.
Ans: b. was ruled over by a an emperor who claimed to be God's earthly representative.
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