The First Signs of a Religious Orientation Within the Arab

question 51

Multiple Choice

The first signs of a religious orientation within the Arab Empire occurred during the reign of ___________, the third Umayyad ruler.

• A) Muhammad al-Shaybani
• B) Abd al-Malik
• C) Muhammad II
• D) Saladin

---

Definitions:

Payroll Tax

Taxes imposed on employers and/or employees, usually calculated as a percentage of the salaries that employers pay their staff.

Capital Intensive Techniques

Production processes that require a high investment in capital assets relative to labor.

Regressive Tax

A tax applied uniformly, taking a larger percentage of income from low-income earners than from high-income earners.

Proportional Tax

A taxation structure where the rate of tax stays the same, no matter the taxable amount.