Which of the Following Led Al-Mansur to Establish a New

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following led al-Mansur to establish a new capital for the Abbasid empire at Baghdad?

• A) the desire to reaffirm Mesopotamia's centrality and exalt the universalist ambitions of Islam
• B) the destruction of Damascus in conflicts between the Abbasids and Umayyads
• C) the desire to block expansion from the Iranian plateau
• D) the lack of previous imperial capitals in the region

---

Definitions:

Compensating Differences

Wage differentials that compensate employees for the desirability or undesirability of a job due to various factors, such as risk, effort, or location.

Age-Earnings Data

Information that correlates individuals' ages with their earnings to analyze economic patterns.

Higher-Educated Workers

Employees who have completed advanced levels of formal education, typically resulting in higher skill levels and wages.

Market Imperfection

Any deviation from the ideal conditions of a fully competitive market, which may lead to inefficient market outcomes.