World History Spine · Medieval to early modern
The Rise of Islam & the Golden Age
From Muhammad's Mecca to an empire from Spain to Central Asia in a century, then Abbasid Baghdad's House of Wisdom, where translation, algebra, optics and medicine flourished, until the Mongols arrived in 1258.
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Prereqs: Persia & Alexander; Rome & Byzantium. Next: Medieval Europe & feudalism. Sources: Hugh Kennedy's *The Great Arab Conquests*, Jim Al-Khalili's *The House of Wisdom*, Crash Course World History.Next: 1. Muhammad and the first community