Which options accurately describe cultural practices of the byzantine and arab empires? (select all that apply.) the byzantine empire created mosaics of religious figures, whereas the arab empire prohibited religious art. the byzantine government was based on greco-roman law, whereas the arab government was based on sharia law. the arab empire created mosaics of religious figures, whereas the byzantine empire prohibited religious art. the arab government was based on greco-roman law, whereas the byzantine government was based on sharia law.

The options that correctly describe cultural practices of the Byzantine and Arab empires is The Byzantine Empire created mosaics of religious figures, whereas the Arabs prohibited religious art; and The Byzantine government was based on Greco-Roman Law, whereas the Arab government was based on Sharia law.

A unique practice in the Orthodox Church is the decoration of churches with mosaics portraying religious figures taken from The Bible. However, a fundamentalist religious movement called Iconoclasm emerged within the Byzantine Empire in the ninth century with the goal of banning the worshiping of religious figures (icons; from Greek  εἰκονο,  eikono, image). Even though this doctrine was short-lived, it proved both costly and bloody for the empire. On the other hand, the worshiping of images by the Arabs was prohibited as Muhammed spread the word of Islam in the mid seventh century. In fact, Islam prohibited the depiction of any living thing, just like the First Commandment in the Jewish Ten Commandments.

As of law, the Byzantine empire preserved the Greco-Roman law tradition as the surviving portion of the Roman Empire whose Western part fell in 476 A.D. However, up to that moment laws had not been coded in writing, which prompted Byzantine Emperor Justinian to create a legal code bearing his name in the sixth century. In contrast, the Arabic Empire was ruled through Sharia (divine law in Arabic), or the law stemming from the sacred book of Islam, Quran.

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

council members were chosen randomly, and men could present laws for debate in assembly.