Question

Which of the following best represents how the Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the old Roman Empire?

the lack of emphasis on scholarship and history

Latin as the official language

the crowning of Charlemagne as emperor

Christianity as the official religion in the Byzantine Empir

Answer 1

The Byzantine Empire was really just another name for the Eastern Roman Empire. The Byzantine Greeks called themselves Rhomaoi (Romans) and their Empire the Roman Empire. They saw themselves as the