The Islamic Golden Age
From the 8th to the 14th century, Islam flourished. The growth of the religion spurred on a period of cultural, economic and scientific advancement like no other. Following the death of Muhammad, the caliphs — the new Arab leaders — built and established a new city, Baghdad, as the heart of the Abbasid Caliphate. Conveniently located between Europe and Asia, Baghdad was an integral area for trade and the exchange of ideas. Over time it transformed into a hub of learning and commerce and, for a while, it became an unrivalled centre of science, medicine, education and philosophy. The period welcomed in what is now referred to as the Islamic Golden Age.
Knowledge was regularly shared at the famous House of Wisdom, or the Grand Library of Baghdad, where scholars from far and
