The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age

The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age

Series from 2017

Series from 2017

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Genres: Historical, Documentary, Special Interest

It is nearly impossible to overstate the power and importance of the crucial 500-year history of the Abbasid Empire. This is your opportunity to get to know the story and the accomplishments of this great period in human civilization.

With acclaimed lecturer Eamonn Gearon, get brilliant insights into an era too often overlooked.

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Ibn Battuta's Search for Knowledge

Arabian Nights Caliph: Harun al-Rashid

The Arab World's Greatest Writer: al-Jahiz

Algebra, Algorithms, and al-Khwarizmi

Baghdad's House of Wisdom

Muhammad, the Hadith, and Imam Bukhari

Interpreting and Defending the Quran

The Arab Herodotus: al-Masudi

Cairo, al-Haytham, and the Book of Optics

Master Muslim Scholar: al-Biruni

Astronomy in the Islamic Golden Age

Medieval Muslim Medicine and Hospitals

Alchemistry and Chemistry in Early Baghdad

The Fertile Crescent, Water, and al-Jazari

Jewish Scholar in Cairo: Moses Maimonides

The Banu Musa's Inventions and Automatons

Mosques, Architecture, and Gothic Revival

Arabic Verse, Love Poetry, and Wine Songs

Medieval Mastermind: Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Entertaining in the Time of the Abbasids

Calligraphy, Carpets, and the Arabic Arts

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