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The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age

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Overview

Learn about the many scientific and cultural achievements of one of the most important periods in all of world history, led by an acclaimed lecturer.

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01: From Camels to Stars in the Middle East
02: Ibn Battuta's Search for Knowledge
03: Arabian Nights Caliph: Harun al-Rashid
04: The Arab World's Greatest Writer: al-Jahiz
05: Algebra, Algorithms, and al-Khwarizmi
06: Baghdad's House of Wisdom
07: Muhammad, the Hadith, and Imam Bukhari
08: Interpreting and Defending the Quran
09: The Arab Herodotus: al-Masudi
10: Cairo, al-Haytham, and the Book of Optics
11: Master Muslim Scholar: al-Biruni
12: Astronomy in the Islamic Golden Age
13: Medieval Muslim Medicine and Hospitals
14: Alchemistry and Chemistry in Early Baghdad
15: The Fertile Crescent, Water, and al-Jazari
16: Jewish Scholar in Cairo: Moses Maimonides
17: The Banu Musa's Inventions and Automatons
18: Mosques, Architecture, and Gothic Revival
19: Arabic Verse, Love Poetry, and Wine Songs
20: Medieval Mastermind: Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
21: Entertaining in the Time of the Abbasids
22: Calligraphy, Carpets, and the Arabic Arts
23: When Did the Islamic Golden Age End?
24: Ibn Khaldun on the Rise and Fall of Empire

Taught by

Eamonn Gearon

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