What Was the Root Cause of the Decline of the Abbasid

question 11

Multiple Choice

What was the root cause of the decline of the Abbasid Empire?

• A)Crises in succession of caliphs.
• B)Dropping revenues.
• C)Expensive military ventures.
• D)Decline in trade from Asia.
• E)War with the Shiites.

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