The Abbasids Succeeded in Their Struggle Against the Umayyads Because

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Multiple Choice

The Abbasids succeeded in their struggle against the Umayyads because

• A)the growing wealth and increasingly secular lives of the Umayyad rulers caused mounting opposition.
• B)the Umayyads had difficulty attracting recruits.
• C)rumors spread that the Umayyad Caliphs drank wine.
• D)all of these choices
• E)none of these choices

Analyze the concept of poverty as both a relative and absolute condition.

Grasp the historical and contemporary perspectives on community dynamics and their effects on poverty.

Learn about the mechanisms of social support systems and their implications for poverty reduction.

Understand the historical and contemporary theories of poverty.

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