Of all the peoples who made up the population of the Byzantine Empire, the ..... made up the largest part.

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Of all the peoples who made up the population of the Byzantine Empire, the ____ made up the largest part.

A	Egyptians
B	Visigoths
C	Syrians
D	Greeks

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The population of the Byzantine Empire encompassed all ethnic and tribal groups living there, mainly Byzantine Greeks, but also Khazars, Bulgars, Turks, Armenians, Slavs, Goths, Arabs, Illyrians, Thracians, Assyrians, Tzans and other groups.

Detailed explanation-2: -The name refers to Byzantium, an ancient Greek colony and transit point that became the location of the Byzantine Empire’s capital city, Constantinople. Inhabitants of the Byzantine Empire would have self-identified as Romaioi, or Romans.

Detailed explanation-3: -At its greatest extent, the Byzantine Empire covered much of the land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, including what is now Italy, Greece, and Turkey along with portions of North Africa and the Middle East.

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