HISTORY 1CC3 Lecture 4: 1/21/16 1CC3
6 Apr 2016
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Geography assisted the spread of islam and arabic language. Arab conquerors were normally the minority in areas they conquered. Avoided disrupting the everyday life of those how they had conquered. It"s hold onto areas it had conquered were not absolute. No info that arab armies had any innovative weapons. No evidence that arab armies were better than those who they faced. They faced a very drained byzantine empire. From 800 - 1400: the three monotheisms and the three powers of centred on the. The holy roman empire - doubled headed eagle. In baghdad, patronage of philo and libraries; harmonizing greek philo and islam. Baghdad the house of wisdom ca 700 - 1258 ce. Cordoba as the western house of wisdom ca. Abu ali idn sina (avicenna) al-quanun (the canon) All gerco-arabic medical knowledge described and classified. Algebra reached cordoba from baghdad around early 800"s ce. The sphere of islamic influence is even larger than the spread of muslim people.
