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dmcintosh · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

During the seventh and eighth centuries, in contrast to Roman times, the basic administrative unit of the Byzantine Empire was the

a. Theme.
b. Senate.
c. Assembly.
d. Legion.
e. Diocese.

Question 2

Ibn Battuta compares crossing the desert to the town of Taghaza, which he refers to as

a. a jewel of an oasis.
b. a city made of salt.
c. the Mecca of the desert.
d. a fabulously wealthy capital.
e. a village with no attractions.