which statement best characterizes byzantine intellectual achievements? group of answer choices the byzantines discovered little new outside of military technology, but they did pass on greco-roman learning to the arab world. the byzantines' development of literature was hampered by their refusal to embrace the greek language in defense of their roman heritage. the byzantines generally ignored the field of medicine, which they believed interfered with the will of god. the byzantines failed to develop the field of law, believing that law would limit the powers of the emperor.