Golden Age of Islam

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for a ruler, he could potentially move into the government, in fact some caliphs even had slave mothers. During this time the economy was also prosperous. The prophet Mohammed (PBUH) was said to have been a merchant and which led Muslims to put all merchants in an honourable position. Muslim traders and merchants travelled from West Africa, to India and along the Silk Road to China. Not only did they spread their products, technology, ideas and traditions they also spread Islam. Muslims set up partnerships bought and sold on credit, formed banks to change currency and invented bank checks (Citation from Textbook p. 262), setting the stage for modern banking.
Other aspects that thrived in the Muslim Empire were art and literature. Intricate art was put in mosques blending Islamic belief and painting. In Islam, as a sign of respect, they were not allowed to depict an image of God nor the prophet Muhammed (PBUH). Therefore, artisans created calligraphy, or making art with ...

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