Byzantine soldiers were paid through the theme system, which consisted of
A. the right to sell captured enemies into slavery.
B. grants of land in specific zones.
C. precious metals pillaged from conquered territories.
D. payments from the Byzantine emperor's personal purse.
B
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a. a coffer. b. a drum. c. a domestep. d. all of these. e. none of these.
Vaclav Havel was the first president of the post-Soviet Czech Republic
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
One of the most popular musical genres to emerge from the Carribean is
a. reggae. b. samba. c. cumbia. d. tango.
Santa Croce, the Franciscan church, and Santa Maria Novella, the Dominican church, were located at opposite ends of Florence to
a. emphasize the rivalry between the two orders. b. conform with a ban on mendicant churches inside the city. c. demonstrate distance—both physical and spiritual—from the city’s lavish cathedral. d. allow for ample space, as land was less costly further from the city center.