Islamic architecture was created by Muslim populations (numbers of people), in countries where they ruled from the 7th Century onwards....

The Koran is the name of the Holy Book in Islam. Islam is the name of a religion that was started in 609 AD, by a man called Mohammed....

In 721 AD, the most famous Islamic scientist was born in Iraq. His name was Jabir ibn Hayyan and he is now known as ‘The Father of...

This Central Asian panel came from the Kushan People (people belonging to an Iranian Empire between the 1st and 3rd Century AD). It shows...

When Islam began (about 610 AD in Arabia), Classical Islamic Music began also. This music was born out of another musical tradition, that...

The Parthenon is a former temple in the Athenian Acropolis, Greece. It was dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens...

Beowulf is the earliest Anglo-Saxon epic poem to survive in its entirety. It was written in Old English (a language developed from the...

This Latin hymn is more commonly known as the ‘Te Deum’. It was written somewhere between the 4th and 5th Century. According to legend,...

The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript in Latin of the four Gospels of the New Testament. It was created by Celtic monks around...

A ‘tide mill’ is an old-fashioned mill that makes use of a large wheel, which is turned by water. The water comes from the sea tide when...