1000 CEmajor
Peak of the Islamic Golden Age
ذروة العصر الذهبي الإسلامي
Map: Baghdad, Iraq (33.31, 44.37)
By the turn of the millennium, the Islamic world had reached unprecedented heights in science, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and literature. Muslim scholars translated and preserved Greek works, made original contributions in every field, and established institutions like hospitals, universities, and observatories that Europe would later emulate.
Sources
- Various Historical Sources