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Spain's Islamic heritage

From the days of Charlemagne to Christopher Columbus, Islamic Spain represents one of the most productive intercultural relationships in Western history down to the present day. The lemon tree, the water wheel, the astrolabe and Aristotle's lost philosophy all arrived in Europe through Islamic Spain. Churches and temples that strongly resemble Muslim mosques, the pinnacle of Hebrew literature's Golden Age, the roots of modern medicine and mathematics, and the transmission of Greek philosophy into Western Europe are just a few of the collaborative achievements that form the legacy of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim cultures interacting on the Iberian Peninsula over seven centuries. Char Gardner A thousand years ago in Southern Spain Muslims, Christians and Jews lived together and flourished. Cities of Light: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Spain , a two-hour documentary film, journeys into one of World History's most fascinating and important periods. With a