THE MOORS
The Moors were of Berber and Arab descent, as well as from Senegal and Northwestern Africa. They ruled Spain, Portugal, and parts of Europe from 711 AD to 1492 AD.
When the Moors came to Europe, the Europeans were filthy and had all kinds of diseases, and the Moors taught them to bathe.
Many Moors are found in European paintings. The Moors laid the foundation for the Renaissance period.
The Moors introduced many new crops, including oranges, lemons, peaches, figs, sugar cane, dates, ginger, and pomegranates, as well as saffron, cotton, silk, and rice.
Moors had the most modern cities in Europe. One was called Cordoba, with well-paved streets with sidewalks for the people and street lamps to light the streets 100s of years before these things were in Paris or London. There were 900 public baths.
They would go without bread before they would be without soap.
Great Mosques with 1000 columns were perfumed with jasper and other sweet-smelling oils.
The Moors brought education to Europe, where the kings could not write. Europe had only two universities at that time. The Moors had 17 great universities located in Cardoba, Granada, Jucier, Malaga, Seville, and Toledo.
The Moors established public libraries with 500,000 books. Europe did not have any public libraries.
The Moors introduced music, which led to the classical music we know today.
Rulers lived in Palaces, and the monarchies of Germany, France, and England lived in barns. The Moors brought the game of chess to Europe.
The Moors also brought polymath, astronomy, geography, meteorology, botany, cosmetics, the culinary arts, and fashion to Europe. A Moor named Ziryab started a trend when he started changing clothes according to weather and seasons. He suggested clothes for morning, afternoon, and evening and bathing in the morning and evening. He created deodorant and toothpaste. He made shaving fashionable and set haircut trends. Ziryab introduced salts and fragrant oils to improve hair conditions after washing.
The Moors divided meals into three courses, from soup to desserts. They introduced paper to Europe. Three-course meals were served on a leather tablecloth: soup, main course, and dessert. Before him, food was served on a platter or bare table. Ziryab introduced crystal as a container for drinks.
The Moors brought aqua ducts for plumbing.
Abu al-Qasim is considered the father of modern surgery. He developed a range of innovative surgical instruments and wrote a textbook that would be the cornerstone for the next 500 years.
The Moors attempted air flight in 875AD and were successful going up but not so successful coming down.
The Moors taught Europeans how to store grains for up to 100 years by building underground silos.
Another Resource -( When Black Men Ruled the World) 8 things the Moors brought to Europe.
Here is the video about the Moors with pictures
https://screencast-o-matic.com/u/r2ia/
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