Which of the Following Is an Accurate Description of Mecca

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an accurate description of Mecca before the introduction of Islam?

• A) Learned men gathered there to debate the doctrines of Zoroastrianism and Judaism.
• B) The Roman and Ptolemaic empires had already influenced the city and its surrounding region.
• C) Mecca was a major trade center,a kind of paradise,with flowing rivers,lush grasses,and bountiful fruit trees.
• D) Mecca was a village of mud huts that contained a revered sanctuary where polytheistic Meccans worshipped.

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