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Stream What the Ancients Did for Us Season 1 Episode 1 online free on MyFlixer. This episode, "The Islamic World", is available through several HD servers, works on phones, tablets and smart TVs, and never asks for an account or a credit card.
What the Ancients Did for Us is a documentary series that first aired on February 16, 2005 on BBC Two. The series stars Adam Hart-Davis and Marty Jopson. So far it spans 1 season and 9 episodes and its current status is "Ended". Season 1 has 9 episodes, and episode 1 originally aired on February 16, 2005 with a runtime of about 1h 0m. The show holds a 7.0/10 rating on TMDB.
In this episode: The rise of Islam is one of the most important events in world history. In the 7th century, Mohammed's intention was to unite the divided Arabs through a new religion. A century after his death, he'd succeeded in producing a medieval superpower. The Arabs and Moors had spread through Spain towards the Pyrenees. Cordoba became renowned as one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in Europe. Moorish cities such as Toledo and Seville were famed for their new culture and universities. The first What The Ancients Did For Us programme explores the Muslim contribution to the western world - in art, architecture, astronomy, medicine, science, and learning. The early Muslims are credited with inventing distillation and could distil just about anything - from alcohol to perfume. Hygiene is very important in the Muslim world so they invented and manufactured soap - centuries before the West - and hundreds of bathhouses were built throughout Muslim cities. They understood the fundamentals of light
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Season 1 of What the Ancients Did for Us has 9 episodes, and all of them are listed on this page with direct watch links.
Episode 1 of Season 1 ("The Islamic World") first aired on February 16, 2005.
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