Primary evidence suggests that ninth-century Abbasid caliphs
A. exempted nobles from taxation.
B. did not tax their secretaries and personal retainers.
C. supported hospices where the sick could gain shelter and medical treatment.
D. cared nothing for widows and orphans.
E. routinely killed women and children.
Answer: C
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