THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE ABBASID CALIPHATE

ECONOMIC

• Trade increased
• New banking procedures like creation of sakk
• Commerce
• Trade routes all over empire
• Maintained roads from Persia

GOVERNMENT

• Centralized gov. by creating capital in Baghdad
• Used Persian statecraft
• Qadis and Ulama brought stability to disputes, conflict
• Well organized bureaucracy

AGRICULTURE (TRADE)

• Major crops were rice, wheat, spinach, egg plant, oranges, bananas
• Cotton became popular
• Trade introduced new variety to diets
• Muhammad was mercant so it inspired others to be one too

RELIGION

• Used religious leaders such as ulama and qadis
• Theologians in Madrasas used greek philosophy
• Sufi's used mystical aspects instead of human reasoning

EDUCATION

• Influences from Greek, Persian, Indian cultures
• Hindi numerals and math
• Greek philosophies
• Persian literature