Question

questions 1 through 3 refer to the following. the disintegration of the mamluk institutions by the abbasids was followed almost immediately by and disintegration of the state. the disintegration of the abbasid state was an immensely painful process in which it seemed at times as if the very venture of islam was coming to an end, like that of alexander the great before it. indeed, that islam was soon to disappear was the very premise upon which the shiite revolutionaries held out their promise of a moral and material recovery: nothing less... could now save the marriage between religion and power to which the islamic state owed its existence. *an arabic term designating an enslaved person, in this case, a slave - soldier of turkic origin patricia crone, danish - american historian of islamic history, slaves on horses: the evolution of the islamic polity, 1980 1 mark for review the disintegration of the abbasid caliphate most directly led to which of the following political developments in the islamic world in the thirteenth century? a the russian conquest of central asia b the rise of turkic states c the conversion of most of the islamic world to shia islam d the collapse of trade along the silk road networks

Explanation:

The disintegration of the Abbasid Caliphate was a complex process. Among the options, the rise of Turkic states had a direct impact on the political - landscape of the Islamic world in the thirteenth century. Turkic groups began to assert more power and establish their own states, weakening the central authority of the Abbasid Caliphate. The Russian conquest of Central Asia was more related to a later period and different geopolitical dynamics. The conversion of most of the Islamic world to Shi'a Islam did not directly lead to the disintegration of the Abbasid state. The collapse of trade along the Silk Road was more of an economic - related factor and not the most direct cause of the Abbasid Caliphate's disintegration.

Answer:

B. The rise of Turkic states