Name: "What the Ancients did for us: 1-The Islamic World "
Description: The rise of Islam is one of the most important events in world history. In the 7th century, Mohammed's intention was to unite the divided Arabs through a new religion. A century after his death, he'd succeeded in producing a medieval superpower. The Arabs and Moors had spread through Spain towards the Pyrenees. Cordoba became renowned as one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in Europe. Moorish cities such as Toledo and Seville were famed for their new culture and universities.
The first What The Ancients Did For Us program explores the Muslim contribution to the western world - in art, architecture, astronomy, medicine, science, and learning.
The early Muslims are credited with inventing distillation and could distill just about anything - from alcohol to perfume. Hygiene is very important in the Muslim world so they invented and manufactured soap - centuries before the West - and hundreds of bathhouses were built throughout Muslim cities. They understood the fundamentals of light and how we see, and gave us the camera obscure. They invented algebra and worked out the angle of the tilt of the earth. They built the first windmill, pioneered the concept of the crank rod, and designed the first ever torpedo. Muslim creativity also led to the invention of a unique instrument called the astrolabe -- it could find the direction of Mecca, tell the time and, with the help of the stars, navigate you across deserts and oceans. But perhaps most important of all they pursued the cause of knowledge, translating and preserving the works of the ancients and building the world's largest libraries -- their 'houses of wisdom'.
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What the Ancients did for us: 1-The Islamic World Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us The rise of Islam is one of the most important events in world history. In the 7th century, Mohammed's intention was to unite the divided Arabs through a new religion. A century after his death, he'd ...
What the Ancients did for us: 3-The Aztecs, Maya and Incas Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us This episode examines the ideas and inventions that emerged from the Aztec, Mayan and Incan peoples of Pre-columbian America.
What the Ancients did for us: 2-The Chinese Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us This episode features reports from Darling in China and demonstrations from Hart-Davis and Jopsom that examine the ideas and inventions that emerged from Ancient China.
What the Ancients did for us: 4-The Romans Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us This episode examines the ideas and inventions that emerged from Ancient Rome.
What the Ancients did for us: 5-The Indians Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us This episode features reports from Darling in India and demonstrations from Hart-Davis, Jopson and other experts that examine the ideas and inventions that emerged from Ancient India.
What the Ancients did for us: 6-The Mesopotamians Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us This episode features reports from Cockburn in Syria and Bahrain elaborated by demonstrations from Hart-Davis, Jopson and a variety of experts that examine ideas and inventions of the Mesopotamians.
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What the Ancients did for us: 7-The Egyptians Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us This episode features reports from Zain in Egypt elaborated by demonstrations from Adam Hart Davis, Marty Jopson and expert guests that examine developments of the Ancient Egyptians.
What the Ancients did for us: 8-The Greeks Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us This episode features reports from Cockburn in Greece and Italy elaborated by demonstrations from Hart-Davis, Jopson and expert guests that examine the ideas and inventions that emerged from Ancient G...
What the Ancients did for us: 9-The Britons Type: Documentaries Category: What the Ancients did for us This episode features reports from around British Isles by Hart-Davies and Darling elaborated by demonstrations from Jopson and a variety of experts that examine the ideas and inventions of the Ancien...
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