The economic base of the Abbasid caliphate lay in:
A) the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia.
B) the Nile Delta.
C) Syria and Lebanon.
D) Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey.
E) its capital, Constantinople.

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The Abbasid caliphate's economic base was centered in the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia, which encompassed major urban centers such as Baghdad and was a key center of trade, agriculture, and industry.

The Economic Base of the Abbasid Caliphate Lay In