The correct option is C
The Cyrillic alphabet is the alphabet that serves as the basis for writing more than 50 languages of Slavic origin. Among them are Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and Belarusian.
Cyril and Methodius, also known as the Apostles of the Slavs, were two brothers from Thessalonica, in the Byzantine Empire, who became missionaries of Christianity first in the Crimea and then in the Great Moravian Empire. They are children of a Byzantine father and a Slavic or Bulgarian mother. They are considered inventors and expanders of the Glagolitic alphabet, used in Slavic manuscripts before the development of the Cyrillic alphabet, derived from the Greek alphabet with elements of the Coptic and Hebrew alphabets, which in turn continues to be used in several Slavic languages.
Answer:
C. Russians adopted the Cyrillic alphabet.
Explanation:
The Cyrillic alphabet was developed during the 9th century AD by Cyril and Methodius ( two Byzantine brothers who were Christian theologians and Christian missionaries). This writing system later became the basis of alphabets used in parts of Southeastern Europe and Northern Eurasia.
