Choose the statement that best summarized the cause and effects of the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.

Question

A, Because of leadership changes and military conquest, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to Syria and centralized Islamic power
B. Because of political revolts over who the true Islamic leader should be, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to the Arabian Peninsula and centralized islamic power.
C. Because of leadership changes and military conquest, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to Iraq and centralized islamic power.
D. Because of the flourishing culture of the caliphate before the Umayyad caliphate, it expanded into Syria and developed the islamic golden era

Answer 1

The statement that best summarizes the cause and effects of the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate is:

A, Because of leadership changes and military conquest, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to Syria and centralized Islamic power.

This option captures the essence of the Umayyad expansion, focusing on leadership and military factors while noting the significant territorial expansion to regions like Syria and the centralization of power within the Islamic world.