10) Select THREE reasons why the Abbasid Caliphate was the Golden Age of the Islamic Empire.
The Abbasids preserved Islam by turning back the Mongol invasion.
There was an extended period of peace.
The Abbasids protected non-Arab peoples.
The Abbasids released every slave.
Doctors, scholars, and legal and religious experts advanced the arts and sciences.
The caliph acted more like a king and worked with a vizier.