What was the trend of urbanization during much of the Abbasid Empire?
a. Despite political disintegration and a declining agricultural sector, towns continued to grow rapidly.
b. Successive invasions led to a decline in urbanization with many city dwellers moving to the countryside.
c. Towns established in the early years of the dynasty were able to hold their own, but there was little growth.
d. Because the Abbasids abandoned Baghdad for other capitals, cities within the empire tended to wither and die.
e. The Abbasids forcibly relocated people to the desert in such areas as Yemen.
Answer: A