Non-European Societies: Early Islamic Civilisation

What this topic covers

1. 1Baghdad, the ‘City of Peace'
2. 2How Baghdad became the ‘City of Peace'
3. 3Muhammad, the Qur'an and the rise of Islam
4. 4The early caliphates and the spread of Islam
5. 5The early success of Islam
6. 6The geography of the Umayyad Caliphate
7. 7Baghdad and Cordoba
8. 8Baghdad and the spread of ideas
9. 9Baghdad's connections to the East
10. 10Baghdad's connections to the West
11. 11Baghdad's connection to the medieval world
12. 12Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia in the early 9th century world