Fatimids

3 10, 2017

Islamic North Africa – caravans across the Sahara

By |2019-08-21T09:31:54-07:00October 3rd, 2017|Africa|Comments Off on Islamic North Africa – caravans across the Sahara

Islamic North Africa: Kairouan mosque (ca. 800 AD) The Eastern Roman reconquest of North Africa in the 530s AD ended the Vandal kingdom there. But trade declined until the Islamic invasions of North [...]

3 08, 2017

High Middle Ages – European history

By |2019-12-18T05:36:20-08:00August 3rd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on High Middle Ages – European history

St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, Italy (about 1100 AD) The Seljuks destabilize Europe's neighbors In 1071 AD, the Byzantine Empire lost most of Anatolia (modern Turkey) to the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Manzikert. [...]

23 07, 2017

Who were the Fatimids? – Medieval Islam

By |2019-06-06T21:25:43-07:00July 23rd, 2017|Africa, Egypt, History, Islam|Comments Off on Who were the Fatimids? – Medieval Islam

Fatimids built Bab Zuweila (Cairo, 1092 AD) Overthrowing the Abbasids in Egypt In 908 AD, a new family rose up in Egypt. They took control of Egypt from the Abbasids. This family [...]

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