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Al-Idrisi's World Map: Medieval Cartography and Global Trade

Al-Idrisi's World Map: Medieval Cartography and Global Trade

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While Baghdad’s House of Wisdom translated ancient texts, another intellectual revolution was mapping the physical world. In this episode, we turn away from algebra and optics to explore the life of Muhammad al-Idrisi, a geographer who served King Roger II of Norman Sicily in the twelfth century. We examine how al-Idrisi compiled the Tabula Rogeriana, a map that synthesized Greek geography with firsthand travel accounts from Muslim merchants, Jewish traders, and Viking explorers. You will hear about his method of dividing the earth into seventy climatic zones, his reliance on caravan routes across the Sahara, and the surprising accuracy of his depiction of the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean trade networks. This story highlights how medieval Islamic science didn't just preserve knowledge but actively expanded it through cross-cultural collaboration, challenging the notion that the Golden Age was isolated or purely theoretical. #al-Idrisi #Tabula_Rogeriana #King_Roger_II #Norman_Sicily #Medieval_Cartography #Islamic_Geography #Muhammad_al-Idrisi #Palermo #Saharan_Trade #Indian_Ocean #Climatic_Zones #Medieval_Science #Global_History #Arab_Geographers #Sicilian_Court #12th_Century #History #FexingoHistory #Mapmaking Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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