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Islamic Preservation and Diffusion of Classical Knowledge
Trace how Arab, Persian, and Jewish scholars translated, expanded, and transmitted Greek and Roman philosophy, science, and mathematics to Europe.
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Transformations in Western Europe and the Global Renaissance
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Analyze how commercial recovery, classical rediscovery, and technological diffusion from the Islamic and Asian worlds catalyzed the European Renaissance.
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