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What great contribution did monks make during the Byzantine Empire? A.) Creation of mosaics B.) Scientific experiments C.) Architectural ideas and plans D.) Preservation of ancient texts

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the answer is  C.) Architectural ideas and plans they also helped feed the poor

Answer:

The correct answer is option D.) "Preservation of ancient texts".

Explanation:

One of the elements that helped to developed the Monasticism in the  Byzantine Empire were the monks starting to live close to the people in monasteries rather than in lonely desert retreats as they used to. One major contributions of monks was the preservation of ancient texts. Mainly, monks preserved ancient religious Greek and Latin manuscripts, but there is evidence that monks preserved pagan literature as well.