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What was the Golden Age of Islam?

From the podcast History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast

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Have you ever wondered who invented programmable robots, algebra, and candy-coated medicine? Travel back in time over a thousand years ago to the incredible Golden Age of Islam! While much of Europe was struggling through the Dark Ages, a perfectly round city called Baghdad was booming with over a million people! Join Mira and Finn as they explore the legendary House of Wisdom, where rare ancient books were translated and paid for in pure gold! You'll meet brilliant scholars like Al-Khwarizmi, who brought us the numbers zero through nine (and algebra!), and Al-Jazari, an amazing engineer who built a giant mechanical elephant clock and a real programmable robot band! Plus, discover the very first modern hospitals where patients listened to live music while they healed, and marvel at a massive library in Spain that held four hundred thousand handwritten books. Get ready for a mind-blowing journey through one of the most brilliant and inventive time periods in history. It's time to discover how ancient stars, math, and mechanical marvels still shape our world today!