I think its it was a period of general prosperity typified by urban growth and the restoration of the Afro-Eurasian trade axis. That's what my AP history book says
abbasid were dirty hoes, mali were haters.
The Abbasids, as the ones from the Islamic Empire.
ruhith azad
Baghdad
Less stuff
Less stuff
widened its influence and markets
House of Wisdom
The second caliph is Abu Jafar :)
Abbasid caliphate -- Baghdad Ummayyad Caliphate- Cordoba
When Halagu Khan, the Mongol general sacked Baghdad.
The Abbasid era was characterized by growth in wealth and social status of the commercial and landlord classes of the empire. The Abbasid age was a time of great urban expansion that was linked to a revival of the Afro-Eurasian trading network.