Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five centuries. They ...

This early Islamic period is sometimes called the Golden Age of Islam because there were so many inventions in science and the arts at this time. The Abbasid caliphs (leaders) wanted people to learn.

Considered by some as the eighth wonder of the world, the Alhambra Palace is a representation of one of the finest pieces of Islamic art and architecture ... the Golden Age of Islam, when the ...