AS.140.105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Migration Period, Abbasid Caliphate, Syncretism

• School: JHU
• Department: AS History of Science & Technology, AS History, AS Public Health Studies
• Course: AS.140.105
• Professor: Le Jacq, Seth Stein

Document Summary

October 3, 2016: the fall of the western roman empire; the rise of islam, medical learning in islam, medical learning in western monasteries. Diecletian divides the roman empire into two with the western side having rome and the. Eastern side having constantinople as its capital: faced barbarian invasions from germanic tribes a. i. Leads to the fall of the western roman empire (476 ce: byzantine east has a very different history b. i. Turkish forces eventually capture it, but not until much later: the period that ensues is the middle ages or the dark ages c. i. Marks a different time period in terms of medicine and much else c. ii. Knowledge of greek becomes increasingly rare, meaning that many people do not have access to greek medical texts c. iii. Appreciation of greek medical culture and learning diminishes: early middle ages (5th century 10th century) d. i.