The Abbasid Dynasty ruled for just over __________ ?
Correct answer: A. Five centuries
- A. Five centuries
- B. Two centuries
- C. Three centuries
- D. None of the above
Explanation
The Abbasid Caliphate began in 750 and the Baghdad caliphate ended in 1258, giving it just over five centuries of rule. Its later symbolic line in Cairo does not change the standard textbook answer.
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