Multiple choice

By the 8th century, many Muslims criticized the Umayyad caliphs because the caliphs

  1. moved the empire's capital to Baghdad

  2. halted their campaigns of military conquest

  3. had developed a luxurious lifestyle

  4. were unduly influenced by the Persians

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Many pious Muslims criticized the Umayyad dynasty for abandoning the simple lifestyle of the early caliphs in favor of luxury, wealth, and courtly decadence, which they viewed as un-Islamic. This discontent eventually contributed to the Abbasid Revolution.