The Rise of Islam and Europe’s Knights

The Rise of Islam and Europe’s Knights

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E3: One of the pivotal events of the Middle Ages was the rise of Islam. Learn about the visions of the merchant Muhammad and how his ideas spread as a powerful new religion. Track the expansion of Islam through the conquests of Arab armies and how conquered peoples fared under Muslim rule. Then discover the origins of the European feudal system and the warfare practiced by armored knights.