AP World Historymediummcq1 pt
The Mongol conquest of the Abbasid capital Baghdad in 1258
A.ended the Abbasid caliphate's political power
B.spread Buddhism to the Middle East
C.began the Atlantic slave trade
D.unified the Islamic world
Explanation
Core Concept
The sack of Baghdad destroyed the caliphate as a ruling power, a symbolic end of an era.
Correct Answer
Aended the Abbasid caliphate's political power
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