al Idrisi

3 10, 2017

Science in Islamic Africa – medieval African science

By |2019-08-21T09:21:51-07:00October 3rd, 2017|Africa|Comments Off on Science in Islamic Africa – medieval African science

Medieval African science: The walls of Timbuktu, in Mali, West Africa Medieval African science In the 700s AD, the Islamic Empire conquered North Africa and began to trade a lot with East Africa. Islamic government did [...]

3 10, 2017

African map project – al Idrisi and Ptolemy’s maps

By |2019-08-21T09:22:35-07:00October 3rd, 2017|Africa|Comments Off on African map project – al Idrisi and Ptolemy’s maps

African map project: Al-Idrisi's map of the world (1100s AD) What's new about al Idrisi's map? Check out this copy of al-Idrisi's map of the world, created in the 1100s AD. Who was [...]

25 07, 2017

Islamic geographers – Medieval Islam

By |2019-07-03T10:11:08-07:00July 25th, 2017|History, Islam, Science|Comments Off on Islamic geographers – Medieval Islam

Islamic geographers: al-Idrisi's map of the world (1100s AD) Universities in the Islamic Empire Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade made many people in the Islamic Empire rich enough to send [...]

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