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peter303_ t1_j6gnqzj wrote

Arabic speaking scientists carried the science torch from 700 C.E. To 1200 C.E. More classical works would have been lost if they didnt copy them.

We have Genghis Khan to thank for ending Arabic cultural hegemony. When hordes encountered resistant cities, they killed 99% and enslaved the useful remaining 10%.

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AstronomicVerse OP t1_j6j0xv0 wrote

That Mongol invasion was truly devastating. Many parts of modern day Iraq never recovered or were damaged beyond repair.

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