Re:Why the Arabic world turned away from science (2011)
by nickbauman on Friday October 09, 2020 @11:46AM
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Yes. But the Mongols (Golden Horde) reached Germany eventually in the late 14th century, but that was their apotheosis; they never came back after that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Europe#Agai...
Re:Why the Arabic world turned away from science (2011)
by 29athrowaway on Friday October 09, 2020 @03:01PM
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By the time that happened Baghdad had been already razed to the ground and looted by the Mongols.
This defeat made the Islamic civilization become militaristic, less secular and lose their interest in science.
From there, it was a downwards spiral. Ottoman rule followed by the Arab revolt, Sykes-Picot and perpetual war.
As the Mongols expanded, each time they encountered an empire, they offered them two alternatives: a) Pay tribute to the Mongols, b) War with the Mongols and their vassal nations.
The caliphate chose the war option, unaware of the true military strength of the Mongols, who they considered primitive barbarians. The result was the complete destruction of the empire, their infrastructure including libraries, and the death of most scholars.
However, parts of Spain were under Islamic control from 711 AD to 1492 AD, and Sicily from 878 AD to 1060 AD. It was there were books from Islamic libraries were translated to Latin, giving origin to the European Reinassance.