The man who organized Roman law into an orderly body of rules was Emperor Justinian. This became known as Justinian's Code. This code served as the legal basis for several different elements of the Byzantine society including marriage, slavery, property, and women's rights. This code was world famous, as it lasted roughly 9 centuries and it became a foundation for several other empires/countries in developing their own legal codes.
The correct answer is A) The development of a written language.
What did the Maya civilization have in common with Western civilization?
Answer: The development of a written language.
Archeologists still admire the way the Maya, an important Mesoamerican civilization, developed written language as a sophisticated way to communicate and leave records of its time on Earth. The Maya were great mathematicians, astronomers, warriors, and had the knowledge to develop a writing system that consisted of 800 glyphs(signs) related in columns that had to be read together to be understood: top to bottom and left to right.
The Maya civilization also developed an accurate calendar to understand time, its cycles, and seasons.
Marius's election as a consul made the most sweeping changes to the Roman army. They were known as the Marian Reforms. Shortly after his election, he increased the numbers of the active army as he was concerned about a Barbarian invasion. Marius relaxed the strict recruitment policies. Until then, a Roman soldier had to provide his own uniform and weapons, own land and be of a certain social class and a Roman citizen. Marius allowed all Roman citizens to join the army irrespective of what social class they were. They also did not have to own land.
