I believe the answer is c
        
                    
             
        
        
        
D they had some problems with the government being controlled by the local warlords
        
             
        
        
        
The correct answer is D) Abbasid rulers became wealthy by controlling trade between East Asia and Europe.
The statement that describes the Abbasid Empire between the eighth and thirteenth centuries is "Abbasid rulers became wealthy by controlling trade between East Asia and Europe."
Trade relationships were facilitated by the fact that the Abbasid Empire controlled the Bagdhad territories when it seemed to be any signs of rebellion.  although they experience so much turmoil. 
The Abbasid Caliphate was founded by Abbas Ibn Abdul and established the capital city of the Empire in Bagdhad, in the region of what today is Iraq. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
John Smith is mostly associated with being the first colonial leader to settle the first permanent English settlement in America.  He helped set up the colony of Jamestown in present day Virginia.