MAY 1 -- FINAL LECTURE
Why you should make sure to turn your paper in on time:

The Islamic world: the center of gravity shifts east

The Mediterranean world in AD 800
Islamic civilization, incorporating some classical traditions: mosaic facade of the Umayyad palace in Damascus

Islamic coinage: gold dinar of Abd al-Malik

Who inherits the legacy of classical civilization? An Arabic manuscript of Galen:

The Dome of the Rock:


The Byzantine world: Hagia Sophia

Edward Gibbon, again:
