TY - BOOK AU - Pouwels,Randall Lee TI - African and Middle Eastern World, 600-1500 T2 - Medieval & Early Modern World SN - 0195176731 AV - DS36.85 .P68 2005 U1 - 956.01 POU 22 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Islamic civilization KW - Middle East KW - Africa N1 - Includes Bibliographical References and Index; The land of the Arabian Nights in the Year 600 C.E -- From the Sahara to the Rain Forest: Africa Around 600 C.E -- The Messenger of Allah: Muhammad and the Beginning of Islam -- The sword of Allah: the Islamic Expansion, 632-750 -- The House of Islam, the first Worldwide Civilization -- The World of the Muslim Mind: art and Science, Philosophy and Mysticism -- The Glory of the west: Al-Andalus and the Maghrib -- Camels and Ships: Early Kingdoms of Africa -- Allah Comes to West Africa: the Empires of Mali and Songhay -- In Majesty he Reigns: Smiths and Divine Kings of the Civilizations -- The Emperor's Giraffe: Swahili Civilization in East Africa -- "There's Treasure in those Hills!" Bantu-Speaking Civilizations of Central and Southern Africa -- Cannons rule the Day: the Ottoman Empire UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/2004021476-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1401/2004021476-b.html ER -