Which of the Following Was NOT Characteristic of the Umayyad

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT characteristic of the Umayyad dynasty?

• A) It borrowed administratively from the Byzantines
• B) It sought the continued expansion of Islam
• C) It moved the capital from Mecca to Constantinople
• D) It accrued vast levels of wealth from conquests

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different groups, creating a chiral center and potentially optical activity in the molecule.

R or S

Descriptors in chemistry that indicate the absolute configuration of chiral centers in molecules, determining their spatial arrangement as right-handed (R) or left-handed (S).

Stereochemistry

The study of the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules and its influence on the chemical and physical properties of substances.

(S)-3-chloro-3-methylhexane

A chiral compound with a specific three-dimensional arrangement around the chiral center, designated by the (S) configuration.