Is being poor a choice?

Well in a way yes, in a way no.

Well, sometimes yes because, if you were originally rich or had enough money to live your life, you could waste all of your money or just give out your money so much that you don’t have any. But, also sometimes no because, you could be born in a poor family, be born in a developing country, it matters on the case. So, either yes or no.

answer; (d) one tectonic plate plunges beneath another; (most common,convergent boundaries)

the correct answer is the following is a list of inventions made in the medieval islamic world, especially during the "islamic golden age" (8th to 13th centuries),[1][2] as well as the late medieval period, especially in the emirate of granada and the ottoman empire.

science and technology in the islamic world adopted and preserved knowledge and technologies from contemporary and earlier civilizations, including persia, india, china, and greece-roman antiquity, while making a number of improvements and innovations.