Why did Muslims living in the Abbasid caliphate feel such a strong desire and duty to learn?

Review the following types of government and match the style to it's definition type of dictatorship in which one person has complete control of the government government in which the people elect representatives to make government decisions for them government in which all people directly participate in government decisions government power is shared between a national government and regional (state) governments government has almost complete control; makes most decisions government power is centralized in regional (state) governments and they work together in a loose national government 1. authoritarian government 2. autocracy 3. confederal government 4. direct democracy 5. federal government 6. representative democracy

Which of the following areas borders the pacific ocean and has a mediterranean-style climate? a. british columbia b. northern oregon c. southern california d. southern washington

Which would be good historical evidence when studying manifest destiny?