Under the Abbasids, the caliphs
A. forced all of their subjects to convert to Islam.
B. made a sharp distinction between secular and religious authority.
C. became mere figureheads
D. ruled as absolute dictators.
E. took on more of the trappings of kingship.
Answer: E
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