The Islamic Empire spanned across three continents at its height. Those three continents were Africa, Asia and Europe. Having all that land and people made it easier to trade and get wealthier. The Empire was the center of trade. The Empire was so large in size that it took a person about a year to travel from one side of the empire to the other.People didn’t only trade goods they also traded ideas. People shared what they knew and this led to new innovations. One the innovations were checks. The Muslims had encountered paper when the conquered parts of Asia.The check could be written on one side of the Empire and “cashed” in on the other side. This made it easier and safer for people to carry checks instead of actual money. One of the biggest
