Question

As Europe emerged from its dark period in the late Middle Ages, the Islamic world experienced its own dark period. What was the principal cause of the Islamic world’s hardships

Answer 1

well basically mongols were the main problem and also the crusades but they where not so big as mongols.... that is what i remember from my history classes

Answer 2

their ability to draw on the wealth of the immediate area around the city. Major towns and cities in the High Middle Ages. sustained their population only through continuous immigration from the countryside.