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is there multiple choice or do you need like an essay answer?

the factors that the economies of the muslim empires prosper were:

1- land trade routes-located between three continents  

2- sea trade routes

trade contributed to the spread of muslim empires, and with that islamic culture led to a growing feeling of internationalism resulted in the transfer of technology, science, and other cultural forms.

the answers are (respectively):

much; a change in attitude toward the forbidden act

quick information:

cognitive dissonance was mentioned in the sentence. cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflict attitudes, beliefs or behaviors. it can also be defined as the mental conflict that occurs when beliefs or assumptions are contradicted by new information