Question

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Justinian Code?

a. It supported a women’s right to inherit property.
b. It allowed a person to be imprisoned by a soldier’s order.
c. It made freeing slaves illegal.
d. It freed serfs who had been bound to the land for ten years or more.

Answer 1

An accurate statement about Justinian Code is that

A) It supported a women's right to inherit property

Answer 2

The correct answer is alternative A.

The Justinian Code is a series of laws and legal interpretations that, among other things, gave women the right to inherit property.

It was developed by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and it was divided in three parts: Codex, Digesta and Institutiones.