In What Way Were the Abbasid Rulers Similar to the Roman

question 24

Multiple Choice

In what way were the Abbasid rulers similar to the Roman emperors?

• A) Both increasingly relied upon diverse populations far from the imperial center to fill their armies.
• B) Both effectively balanced the center and the periphery in imperial administration.
• C) Both empires ultimately relied upon a single ethnicity for support.
• D) Both located the center of religious devotion inside their imperial capital city.

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