Why did the abbasid dynasty encourage, but not force, non-muslims to convert to islam? they needed the income from taxes assessed on non-muslims. they struggled to communicate because many non-muslims did not understand arabic. islam's holy book teaches respect for all knowledge and people of faith. they were more concerned with increasing the size of their empire. question 2(multiple choice worth 1 points)

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countries in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the second team begins its own recruitment campaign to find even better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rival's most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario?