During the Abbasid dynasty, the city of Baghdad, located along the banks of the Tigris River, __________.
replaced Mecca as the religious center of Islam
became a rich and cultured city as the new capital of the empire
was replaced by Damascus as the capital of the Islamic empire
was destroyed by conquering Abbasid armies

Question

During the Abbasid dynasty, the city of Baghdad, located along the banks of the Tigris River, __________.
replaced Mecca as the religious center of Islam
became a rich and cultured city as the new capital of the empire
was replaced by Damascus as the capital of the Islamic empire
was destroyed by conquering Abbasid armies

maralb · Answer

Help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ilovepuppieslol · Answer

welcome to open study! what do u think?

ilovepuppieslol · Answer

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Abbasid-dynasty http://islam.about.com/cs/history/a/aa040703a.htm use these 2 links, will help u make ur answer @maralb

maralb · Answer

That didn't help me at all......

helasi95 · Answer

The Answer is B... (I think), its the second one anyway, in the year 762 the city of Madinat as-Salam was founded by Abu al- Mansir, this city is nowadays called "Baghdad"