All of the following were characteristic borrowed by Kievan Russia from the Byzantine Empire except:
A) the orthodox Church version of Christianity
B) art and architectural styles
C) having the church dependent on the state
D) a large and highly trained bureaucracy
E) the concept of divine monarchy
Answer: D
600 - 1450 CE
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