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The context of Berkey’s final medieval period starts grim but shows a reemergence of great Islamic empires. Factions were rife within the Islamic…

“The Consolidation of Islam" from 750-1000 often is revered as the Golden Age of Islam, especially in the Abbasid empire’s capital city, Baghdad. The…

Berkey focuses on what he calls the “Axial Age.” This was marked by strong Hellenistic Greek culture, the position of Judaism, the rise of…