The Islamic world prospered during the Abbasid dynasty, with important trade and cultural centers in cities like Cairo, Baghdad, and Damascus. Bazaars served as trading centers that also included craft shops, laundries, and bathhouses. Most citizens were farmers and herders, while a few wealthy landowners used slave labor.
The Islamic world prospered during the Abbasid dynasty, with important trade and cultural centers in cities like Cairo, Baghdad, and Damascus. Bazaars served as trading centers that also included craft shops, laundries, and bathhouses. Most citizens were farmers and herders, while a few wealthy landowners used slave labor.
The Islamic world prospered during the Abbasid dynasty, with important trade and cultural centers in cities like Cairo, Baghdad, and Damascus. Bazaars served as trading centers that also included craft shops, laundries, and bathhouses. Most citizens were farmers and herders, while a few wealthy landowners used slave labor.
• The Islamic world was prosperous during the Abbasid
dynasty. Trade and culture were important parts of the empire’s cities of Cairo, Baghdad, and Damascus. • Covered markets called bazaars were trading centers, and many included craft shops, laundries, and bathhouses. • Most citizens in the empire were farmers and herders, with a few wealthy landowners using slave labor.