What was the level of trade in the Abbasid Empire?
a. Long-distance trade with Africa, the Mediterranean, India, and China continued to flourish despite periodic interruption.
b. The economy shifted to a focus on trading only with other Muslims.
c. As a whole, long-distance trade along the traditional caravan routes virtually ceased during the Abbasid Empire.
d. Trade with Africa and the Mediterranean continued to expand, but the wars in India disrupted the eastern trade routes.
e. Trade with the East grew, but the Crusades eliminated the western trade routes.
Answer: A