For French speakers out there, I saw a great documentary called something like 'History of the world from a middle eastern point of view' in 2 parts that discusses the islamic golden age and its downfall to the mongols. Apparently Bagdad was the place to be before the Mongols destroyed it.
- Medicine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_in_the_medieval_Islam...
- Algebra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics_in_medieval_Islam#...
For French speakers out there, I saw a great documentary called something like 'History of the world from a middle eastern point of view' in 2 parts that discusses the islamic golden age and its downfall to the mongols. Apparently Bagdad was the place to be before the Mongols destroyed it.