2/5 The Rise And Fall Of Islamic Spain Part 1


Over a thousand years ago, Europe experienced one of its greatest periods of cultural enlightenment. For more than three centuries in Medieval , Muslims, Jews and Christians lived together and prospered in a thriving multicultural civilization. Here, remarkable individuals of different faiths made lasting contributions in such areas as poetry, art, architecture, music, dining etiquette, science, agriculture, medicine, engineering, navigation, textiles, and even hydraulic technology. Their rich, complex culture reached a high point in the Mediterranean Middle Ages. However, larger forces in conquest of land and power brought about puritanical judgments, absolutism and religious extremism. The conflict they triggered extinguished the shared learning that once flourished in this enlightened land

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3 Responses to 2/5 The Rise And Fall Of Islamic Spain Part 1

  1. TheAntoninusPius

    Back? Europe then was not Europe, al least as we know it!

  2. DEATH TO ALL MUSLIMS OF THE WORLD. . ALL must be killed without penalty. . . ALL MY BROTHERS COME ALL COLORS mellows. . . WE ALL HAVE THE WILL OF THE BLOOD OF EVERY MUSLIM

  3. this is amazingly? fascinating!

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