What were the features of the development of the East in the Middle Ages?

Unlike medieval Europe, Eastern countries had a number of features that helped them develop. For the countries of the East, a very characteristic feature is the development of culture and civilization, which they inherited from ancient civilizations. Here, religion did not have such a strong influence, and therefore in the development of the countries of the East they were clearly ahead of the West. Another pronounced feature was that in the countries of the East in medieval times the slave system was preserved, and slave labor was actively used.