In the 7th and 8th Centuries, Provincial Life in Anatolia

question 11

Multiple Choice

In the 7th and 8th centuries, provincial life in Anatolia became increasingly _________.

• A) Poor for its Christian inhabitants.
• B) Prosperous, given the importation of agricultural innovations from Umayyad Damascus.
• C) Precarious, given the raiding parties of Byzantine "themes" or mercenary troops.
• D) Pacified, with Muslim forces in retreat and consolidating their forces in Northwest Africa.

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