An insightful documentary into the prosperity Islam engendered in Europe during its glorious reign there. 　　Join British historian Bettany Hughes as she examines a long-buried chapter of European history--the rise and fall of Islamic culture i n what is now Spain and Portugal. 　　Although generations of Spanish rulers have tried to expunge this era from the historical record, recent archeology and scholarship now shed fresh light on the Moors who flourished in Al-Andalus for more than 700 years. 　　This fascinating documentary explodes old stereotypes and offers shocking new insights. You’ll discover the ingenious mathematics behind Granada’s dazzling Alhambra Palace, trace El Cid’s lineage to his Moorish roots, and learn how the Iberian population willingly converted to Islam in droves. 　　Through interviews with noted scholars, you’ll see how Moorish advances in mathematics, astronomy, art, and agriculture helped propel the West out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance. What emerges is a richly detailed portrait of a sensuous, inquisitive, and remarkably progressive Islamic culture in Christian Europe. 　　在公元711年，新转换来自北非的穆斯林部落越过直布罗陀海峡，入侵西班牙。被称为摩尔人，他们建立了一个丰富而强大的社会。它的资本，科尔多瓦，是欧洲最大和最文明的城市，医院，图书馆等公共基础设施提前光年的事情在英格兰的时候。当中的很多事情，被介绍到欧洲穆斯林在这个时候，一个巨大的身体已经失去了欧洲其他国家几个世纪的古典希腊文，数学和我们今天所使用的数字;先进的天文学和医学实践;精细就餐;概念的浪漫爱情;纸除臭;甚至勃起霜。这是不是刚性的，伊斯兰原教旨主义的一些人的想象力，而是一个渐进的，感性的和文化求知欲。但是，当社会崩溃，西班牙狂热重新基督教化，几乎每7世纪的伊斯兰统治的痕迹被无情地拆除。只是到了现在，六个世纪后，欧洲的生活和文化，摩尔人的影响终于开始得到充分的理解