It is the period of

It is the period of time extending from 701 AD to 800 AD and historians classify it as part of the Middle Ages. The eighth century witnessed the golden age of Islamic conquests and the Umayyad Caliphate reached the peak of its expansion and power, as well as its fall and collapse. The eighth century also witnessed the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate and the beginning of the golden age of Islamic civilization.