All of the following are reasons for the rapid creation of the Muslim Empire except
A) the military weakness of the Byzantine and Persian Empires.
B) Muslim superiority in large-scale pitched battles.
C) the redirection of traditional violence out of Arabia and into foreign wars.
D) the disaffection of many groups within the Byzantine and Persian Empires.
E) Islam addressed regional and ethnic sensitivities, which enabled them to maintain local control.
Ans: B
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