The Medieval Middle East video goes through the post-classical Middle East and the emergence of the Arab Empires.

It begins with the early Bedouin culture and the rise of Islam. It follows the early Rashidun Caliphate and its expansion under the early caliphs, before delving into the Umayyad expansions into Western and Eastern Europe. We then discuss the third major caliphate, the Abbasids, and the Golden Age through the Seljuk migrations and the Crusades, ending with the Mongol invasions. Society and culture during the Umayyad and Abbasid rule is also discussed.

The Medieval World Series:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGfcJ9nCOHaukafrmxaeg0RyN

Welcome to The Medieval World series! This series is meant to summarize broad topics in history and balances political history and events, with social/daily life, and culture. If you've watched our History of the World documentary, this series is a perfect next step. The videos are standalone, but presented in a chronological fashion. The series will be divided into 8 videos about the Medieval Period, which we call Phase 2. Once these 8 videos are completed, we will move onto Phase 3, but this project will be considered completed, and compiled into ONE MEGA-DOCUMENTARY containing all 8 parts.

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0:00 Bedouins and Rise of Islam
6:52 Arab Empires (Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid Caliphates)
29:35 Islamic Culture

All images used with CC license.

The following music was used for this media project:

OFCL - War of Empires
OFCL - Arabian Market
OFCL - The Abandoned City

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