What the Ancients Did for Us - Season 1 Episode 1 The Islamic World
The rise of Islam is one of the most important events in world history. In the 7th century, Mohammed's intention was to unite the divided Arabs through a new religion. A century after his death, he'd succeeded in producing a medieval superpower. The Arabs and Moors had spread through Spain towards the Pyrenees. Cordoba became renowned as one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in Europe. Moorish cities such as Toledo and Seville were famed for their new culture and universities.
The first What The Ancients Did For Us programme explores the Muslim contribution to the western world - in art, architecture, astronomy, medicine, science, and learning.
The early Muslims are credited with inventing distillation and could distil just about anything - from alcohol to perfume. Hygiene is very important in the Muslim world so they invented and manufactured soap - centuries before the West - and hundreds of bathhouses were built throughout Muslim cities. They understood the fundamentals of light
Year: 2005
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
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Cast: Adam Hart-Davis, Marty Jopson
Crew: Liz Tucker (Producer)
First Air Date: Feb 16, 2005
Last Air date: Apr 13, 2005
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 9 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
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Popularity: 0.352
Language: English
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