Re: Whats your favourite…
Aaw I see your point now. Yes your quite right but in terms of Golden age I took you literally to mean a time of power and expansion… ussually when people say Golden age they mean an age when they were at the top… In regards to science yes your right Islamic science has gone downhill… however it did fuel all the other sciences and is one of the reasons for the Renaisance of the West.
Ussually when people say the Golden age of Islam though they tend to mean the Ottoman empire, the Mughals of India, the vast trade networks such as Silk Road and Far Eastern gold trade… etc.
However in terms of Science your right I would agree with you that after the 13th Century it all slided downhill… sadly. 