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.

the answer is c.richard m. nixon

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.