Islamic Golden Age

tv show

poster for Islamic Golden Age

24 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired May 31, 2020

Overview

It is nearly impossible to overstate the power and importance of the crucial 500-year history of the Abbasid Empire. This is your opportunity to get to know the story and the accomplishments of this great period in human civilization. With acclaimed lecturer Eamonn Gearon, get brilliant insights into an era too often overlooked.

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Medieval Muslim Medicine and Hospitals

Season 1 - Episode 13 - 0h 29m

Air Date

May 31, 2020

Overview

Continue your study of the Golden Age's many scientific achievements with a look at the development of medicine and the rise of what today we would call the teaching hospital. Along the way, you will encounter one of the greatest medical minds of all time, Ibn Sina (better known in the West as Avicenna).