The Decline of the Umayyad Dynasty Was Due to

question 18

Multiple Choice

The decline of the Umayyad dynasty was due to

• A)converts to Islam numbered no more than 10 percent.
• B)growing unrest among non-Arab Muslims, who demanded access to political power.
• C)a peasant revolt over increases in taxes and decreases in wages.
• D)the arrival of a Jewish messiah.
• E)a and b above.

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