The Decline of the Umayyad Dynasty Was Due to

question 24

Multiple Choice

The decline of the Umayyad dynasty was due to

• A) scandals involving the morality of the caliphs.
• 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) lack of a competent heir.

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