Author Question: Though a dangerous innovation, how did Abbasid caliphs attempt to increase revenue? a. Claimed ... (Read 117 times)

swpotter12 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Though a dangerous innovation, how did Abbasid caliphs attempt to increase revenue?

a. Claimed all land.
b. Offered to free all slaves for a fee.
c. Increased taxes on non-Muslims.
d. Iqta grants.
e. Increased taxes on non-Arabic speaking areas.

Question 2

Ibn Battuta was able to travel without personal funds because he

a. acted as a scribe for various merchants.
b. relied on the principles set forth in the Five Pillars of Islam.
c. became involved in the sale of slaves to raise funds.
d. traveled with various groups on different religious pilgrimages.
e. received a personal revelation in Mecca that his trip would be successful, regardless of the obstacles he might meet.