In 1258 the Mongol invasions destroyed ____________, which was formerly an important center of commercial and intellectual life, as well as the symbolic center of Islam at the time.

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The Mongol invasions destroyed Baghdad in 1258, which was formerly an important center of commercial and intellectual life, as well as the symbolic center of Islam at the time. Mecca and Medina are both located in present-day Saudi Arabia and were not destroyed by the Mongols. Damascus, although also conquered by the Mongols, was not as significant as Baghdad in terms of Islamic cultural and intellectual history.

In 1258 the Mongol Invasions Destroyed ____________, Which Was Formerly