The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age
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.
24 Lectures
1

From Camels to Stars in the Middle East
0 of 32 min
2

Ibn Battuta’s Search for Knowledge
0 of 30 min
3

Arabian Nights Caliph: Harun al-Rashid
0 of 31 min
4

The Arab World’s Greatest Writer: al-Jahiz
0 of 29 min
5

Algebra, Algorithms, and al-Khwarizmi
0 of 30 min
6

Baghdad’s House of Wisdom
0 of 28 min
7

Muhammad, the Hadith, and Imam Bukhari
0 of 29 min
8

Interpreting and Defending the Quran
0 of 31 min
9

The Arab Herodotus: al-Masudi
0 of 26 min
10

Cairo, al-Haytham, and the Book of Optics
0 of 30 min
11

Master Muslim Scholar: al-Biruni
0 of 30 min
12

Astronomy in the Islamic Golden Age
0 of 30 min
13

Medieval Muslim Medicine and Hospitals
0 of 29 min
14

Alchemistry and Chemistry in Early Baghdad
0 of 30 min
15

The Fertile Crescent, Water, and al-Jazari
0 of 28 min
16

Jewish Scholar in Cairo: Moses Maimonides
0 of 30 min
17

The Banu Musa’s Inventions and Automatons
0 of 29 min
18

Mosques, Architecture, and Gothic Revival
0 of 32 min
19

Arabic Verse, Love Poetry, and Wine Songs
0 of 29 min
20

Medieval Mastermind: Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
0 of 31 min
21

Entertaining in the Time of the Abbasids
0 of 30 min
22

Calligraphy, Carpets, and the Arabic Arts
0 of 32 min
23

When Did the Islamic Golden Age End?
0 of 30 min
24

Ibn Khaldun on the Rise and Fall of Empire
0 of 34 min
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