Despite the Fact That Conversions to Islam Were at Their

question 20

Multiple Choice

Despite the fact that conversions to Islam were at their peak, Abbasid power declined because

• A)there were constant revolts of non-Muslims against forced conversion.
• B)the empire had to resist nomadic pressures on the frontier.
• C)the empire had become too big to rule effectively.
• D)new religious practices developed that challenged the appeal of Islam.
• E)there were frequent religious wars between the Sunnis and Shi'ites.

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Definitions:

Problem-Focused Coping

A type of stress management that involves directly addressing the cause of stress in practical ways.

Emotion-Focused Coping

A stress management strategy where individuals try to reduce negative emotional responses associated with stress, rather than addressing the root cause.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A theory proposing three stages of physiological response to stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; in physics, it refers to the property of a material or object that impedes the flow of electrical current.