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• This time of growth, also called “the Islamic Golden

Age,” stretched from approximately 790 C.E. to 1258

C.E. (eighth to thirteenth century), during which the

Islamic Empire was ruled by di erent caliphates. This

era witnessed great developments in science, arts,

technology, and education.

• This Golden Age began during the reign of the Abbasid

ruler Harun Al-Rashid (from 786 to 809 C.E.). He Imaginary drawing of the
House of Wisdom library
established a legendary library, the “House of Wisdom,”

or the ability to apply knowledge and experience, in

Baghdad (Iraq), which served as a meeting point where

scholars and scientists from di erent cultures and

backgrounds could exchange information and

translate important documents and information into

the Arabic language.

• The Islamic Golden Age was ended by the collapse of

of the House of Wisdom
the Abbasid Caliphate due to the invasion of the Another imaginary drawing
Mongols and the attack on Baghdad.
Islamic art

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