HIST 3720 - The Islamic Golden Age (1000-1500 CE)

Hours: 4
This course examines several medieval Saharan empires such as Ghana, Mali, the Almoravids, Almohads, Fatimids, and the Hausa-Bornu states. Students will read about key features of these empires, including some of their cultural, intellectual and religious values, as well as some of the political and economic structures and institutions that they developed to facilitate their expansion. Once students have familiarity with these concepts, they will then learn of the interaction of these empires with other states such as medieval Castile and some other European Crusading states, the Seljuks, the Ottomans, and even Gujarat, India. Students will explore the world as seen and understood by Africans of that era.

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HIST 3720 - The Islamic Golden Age (1000-1500 CE)