Feature: How Did the Abbasid Caliphate Instruments Influence Medieval Europe’s?

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Presenter: Zaid Edghaim

Delivered: Dubai on November 25, 2017

The Abbasid Caliphate, starting in 750 AD, leveraged paper to translate and store ancient knowledge. Muslim scholars expanded on Greek music theories and developed new instruments. Over the next 400 years, these innovations spread to Europe through Muslim travelers and European scholars, sparking a growing interest in music.

Sources & Future References

• Historical Facts for the Arabian Musical Influence

• BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Medieval

• The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf | Goodreads

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