How was the egalitarianism of early Islam transformed by the Abbasid caliphs?
a. They lived in the splendor of a Sasanian court.
b. Greek became the language of the court.
c. They were increasingly accessible to the public.
d. Caliphs strove to appear as common Muslims in dress and surroundings.
e. Living in Sasanian courts, they were addressed as "the shadow of God on earth."
e
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a. temperance b. women's rights c. utopian socialist d. transcendentalist e. prison reform
The Nazis tailored their appeal to
a. big business, which provided the capital they needed for political advancement. b. the lower middle class, which had been devastated by inflation. c. labor unions whose members had suffered low wages because of the nationalization of industry. d. Marxist politicians whose aid they needed in a coalition against the Weimar government.
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