What was the result of inter-clan rivalries?
a. They allowed for intermarriage between clan groups, thus preventing social isolation.
b. They kept population down in a region that could support few people.
c. They prevented mobility and migration that would have debilitated efforts at more complex social organization.
d. They strengthened be bedouin and enabled them to challenge their neighbors.
e. They tended to weaken the bedouin in comparison to neighboring peoples and empires.
Answer: E