The Islamic caliphate originally overseen by Muhammad and his successors would eventually fragment. One of the most dominant successor states was the Abbasid Caliphate. Continue reading
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The work of Ibn Sina, an Arab Physician
Much of European medic an ideas in the middle ages can be traced to Islamic scholars such as Ibn Sina.
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A Description of Baghdad
This description is from around 1000 CE by a writer named Yakut who lived in the city.
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Pope Urban II calls for a Crusade
Islamic forces, by the 11th century CE, occupied the Levant, birthplace of Christianity.
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Church and State in the High Middle Ages
The connection established between the Frankish kings and the Roman Catholic Church (headed by the Pope) led to a blurring of the lines between religious and political power (for example, Pope Leo III naming Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor).
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