The rise and fall of the medieval Islamic Empire – Petra Sijpesteijn & Birte Kristiansen

Trace the rise and fall of the Islamic Empire, from the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century to the sack of Baghdad.

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In the 7th century CE, the Prophet Muhammad united the people of the Arabian Peninsula through the formation of Islam. Over the next 30 years, the caliphs conquered vast areas beyond Arabia, including their powerful neighbors the Persians and Byzantines. But such a vast empire risked conflict and fractures. Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen detail the rise and fall of the Islamic Empire.

Lesson by Petra Sijpesteijn & Birte Kristiansen, directed by Elahe Baloochi, Fardi Mahmoodi.

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