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  2. Geography and cartography in the medieval Islamic world

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    The mathematical background was established by Muslim astronomer Albatenius in his treatise Kitab az-Zij (c. 920 AD), which was translated into Latin by Plato Tiburtinus (De Motu Stellarum). The earliest surviving astrolabe is dated AH 315 (927–28 AD). In the Islamic world, astrolabes were used to find the times of sunrise and the rising of ...

  3. Bliss (photograph) - Wikipedia

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    Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. It is an unedited photograph of a green hill and blue sky with white clouds in the Los Carneros American Viticultural Area of Wine Country, California. Charles O'Rear took the photo in January 1996 and Microsoft bought the rights ...

  4. List of banned video games by country - Wikipedia

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    Belgium. In Belgium, games such as Phantasy Star Online 2, FIFA 17, Gears of War 4, Mario Kart Tour, Call of Duty: Mobile and others have been banned due to the usage of loot boxes (which constitute gambling under the country's existing laws) and their equivalents. More are expected to be banned for the same reason.

  5. Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe - Wikipedia

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    Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe. A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285). [ 1] During the High Middle Ages, the Islamic world was at its cultural peak, supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.

  6. List of historical video games - Wikipedia

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    From the foundation of Old Kingdom of Egypt to the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Empire. Pharaoh. 1999. 3000 – 30 BC. Old World (video game) 2021. 3000 BC – 500 AD. The game is set during the Bronze and Iron Ages around the Mediterranean and beyond. Empire Earth II.

  7. Quraish (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Quraish: The game (Arabic: قريش) is a 2005 real-time strategy 3D computer video game produced by Syrian video game production, Afkar Media. [1] It is the second Arabic language-based game and a third person strategy game based on the early battles of Islam, primarily focusing on the Rashidun Caliphate's successful campaigns against the Eastern Roman Empire and the Sassanid dynasty of Persia.

  8. Wallpaper (computing) - Wikipedia

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    A computer screen showing a background wallpaper photo of the Palace of Versailles A wallpaper from fractal. A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device.

  9. Category:Video games set in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    M. Main Battle Tank: Middle East. Master of the Lamps. Medieval II: Total War. Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms. Medieval: Total War. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Metal Slug 2. Muslim Massacre (video game)