Follow the rise of the Fatimids - history's only Shia caliphate - in political and religious opposition to the Baghdad-based Abbasids. Witness the founding of Cairo as the new Fatimid capital, and examine the enlightened leadership of the 4th and 5th Fatimid caliphs, under whom Cairo became the most important city in the Islamic world.

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 17 Part 5

Examine the birth of the 250-year Safavid Empire, established by the religious leader, warrior, and poet Ismail. Observe how Ismail forcibly converted his entire kingdom to the Shiite Islamic faith, introduced a new military system, and put in place the Persian bureaucratic framework that underlies the modern nation of Iran.

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 18 Part 9

The development of architecture is a gradual process of shifting styles from one generation to the next, and the 500 years of the Islamic Golden Age gave the world striking advancements in both religious and military architecture. Here, tour the architecture of great mosques and arches, and see how the era influenced the later European Gothic Revival.

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 20 Part 5

Examine the lives and work of three powerful poets: Abu Nuwas, Abu Tammam, and al-Mutanabbi. Reflect on the role of poetry in the Golden Age, including forms and subject matter, and examine the relationship between poetry and the multicultural world of the Abbasid Empire.

Scholars conveniently cite the Mongolian sack of Baghdad in 1258 as the end of the Golden Age, but as you have seen in this course, the truth is more complex. Consider several reasons why the era came to an end-including outside invaders, shifting finances, changes in faith, and plain old human folly.

Your introduction to Egypt reveals a civilization irrevocably shaped by geography. You learn how the Nile's predictable annual flooding of its banks, though creating a fertile strip amounting to only 3% of Egypt, permitted civilization to thrive in what was otherwise an uninhabitable desert.

Japanese gardens are popular tourist destinations, cultural treasures, and even UNESCO heritage sites. Here, consider the splendor and harmony of some of Japan's most important gardens (including tea gardens, rock gardens, and strolling gardens) as part of a history of aesthetics and also as expressions of religious and cultural ideals.

Your ability to differentiate between fact and opinion and to judge the quality of media content is vital to a functional democracy. You do not have to go it alone. Learn how the professionals test and verify information, as well as what websites, plug-ins, and tactics can help you determine journalistic integrity and accuracy of information.

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 9 Part 6: Apple iOS

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 9 Part 8: ChromeOS

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 10 Part 1: Administering Operating Systems

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 10 Part 8: Device Management

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 11 Part 2: Disk Partitions

⁣⁣⁣CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Course | Module 12 Part 1: Software Applications