— Middle Eastern History I: The Rise of Islam, 600-1000

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Middle Eastern history from the rise of Islam to the disintegration of the Abbasid Caliphate; the formative centuries of a civilization. Politics and religion, conquest and conversion, arts and sciences, Christians, Jews and Muslims, gender and sexuality, orthodoxy and heterodoxy. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE). Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).