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History of the Islamic Golden Age | Religion, Science, & Culture in the Abbasid Empire
This free lecture comes from the course The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age. You can learn more about this course and The Great Courses Plus and start your FREE trial here: https://www.TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/s...
Most students of history have only a passing familiarity with the Islamic Golden Age in the Greater Middle East, from about 750 to 1258. Advancements in medicine, algebra and astronomy; influential figures like Avicenna and Averroes: these asides in the traditional story of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance only gloss the surface of one of the most important periods of world history.
Most students of history have only a passing familiarity with the Islamic Golden Age in the Greater Middle East, from about 750 to 1258. Advancements in medicine, algebra and astronomy; influential figures like Avicenna and Averroes: these asides in the traditional story of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance only gloss the surface of one of the most important periods of world history.