"People in cultures with long-term orientation . A. look to the future and value thrift, persistence, and tradition B. are less rule oriented, take more risks, and more readily accept change C. emphasize a tight social framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them D. tolerate large inequalities of power and wealth Е. treat women as the equals of men in all respects"

The correct answer is letter A

The cultural dimension elaborated by Hofstede indicates the extent to which a society bases its traditions on the events of the past or the present, on the benefits presented. Or, still, about what is desirable for the future.

In a nutshell, this dimension verifies how pragmatic / scientific or how passive explanations a society is, as opposed to short and long term orientations. Common characteristics of short-term cultures are: the need for efforts that produce immediate results; social pressure to spend more; the prevalence of immediate profits in the face of relationships. Country examples: United States, England and Spain.

And among the common characteristics of long-term cultures, we can mention: perseverance and effort that produce results slowly; the importance of saving and being careful with resources and the willingness to postpone your own desires for a good cause. Examples are: East Asian countries such as China, Korea and Japan.

the arab empire adopted the muslim religion as their main belief. arabs would influence the people from the territories they invaded towards islam (the muslim belief).

nevertheless, throughout the history of the arab empire, rulers brought intellectual individuals from other religions to their centers of learning. these other foreigners included jews, christians, greeks, persians, and indians.   these resulted in the adoption of important knowledge developed by these cultures by the arabic empire. for example, the works of aristotle were translated from greek to arab and indian scientists brought the numerical concept of "zero" to the arabs.

nowadays, 93% of the arab population is muslim, which at the same time is subdivided in sects including the sunni, zaini, alawi, shia. the remaining 7% is composed mainly of christians.