What was the effect of the development of Old Church Slavonic literacy?
Assimilation of South Slavs into neighbouring cultures
Formation of a distinct Bulgarian identity
Decline of the Bulgarian Empire
Rise of the Byzantine Empire
Answer
The development of Old Church Slavonic literacy prevented the assimilation of the South Slavs into neighbouring cultures, while stimulating the formation of a distinct Bulgarian identity.
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