Europeans were extremely filthy.
Rich citizens had a bath only twice a year. The 15th century Queen of Spain Isabel confessed that she had taken a bath only twice in a lifetime – when born and married. The French king Louis XIV had a bath only twice in his life on doctors’ advice. A daughter of one of French kings died of lice.
Meanwhile, Córdova, the heart of Moorish territory in Spain, was the most modern city in Europe. The streets were well-paved, with raised sidewalks for pedestrians. During the night, the streets were well illuminated by lamps. Cordova had 900 public baths – a poor Moor would go without bread rather than soap
The Moors introduced many new crops including the orange, lemon, peach, apricot, fig, sugar cane, dates, ginger and pomegranate as well as saffron, sugar cane, cotton, silk and rice which remain some of Spain’s main products today.
The Moorish rulers lived in sumptuous palaces, while the kings of Germany, France, and England dwelt in big barns which they shared with their animals.
Education was universal in Moorish Spain, available to all, while in Europe, 99% of the population were illiterate. The Moors had seventeen great universities located in Almeria, Cordova, Granada, Juen, Malaga, Seville, and Toledo. The first universities were Timbuktu and Sankore in Mali (West Africa)
Rich citizens had a bath only twice a year. The 15th century Queen of Spain Isabel confessed that she had taken a bath only twice in a lifetime – when born and married. The French king Louis XIV had a bath only twice in his life on doctors’ advice. A daughter of one of French kings died of lice.
Meanwhile, Córdova, the heart of Moorish territory in Spain, was the most modern city in Europe. The streets were well-paved, with raised sidewalks for pedestrians. During the night, the streets were well illuminated by lamps. Cordova had 900 public baths – a poor Moor would go without bread rather than soap
The Moors introduced many new crops including the orange, lemon, peach, apricot, fig, sugar cane, dates, ginger and pomegranate as well as saffron, sugar cane, cotton, silk and rice which remain some of Spain’s main products today.
The Moorish rulers lived in sumptuous palaces, while the kings of Germany, France, and England dwelt in big barns which they shared with their animals.
Education was universal in Moorish Spain, available to all, while in Europe, 99% of the population were illiterate. The Moors had seventeen great universities located in Almeria, Cordova, Granada, Juen, Malaga, Seville, and Toledo. The first universities were Timbuktu and Sankore in Mali (West Africa)
"oh wow we assumed you were just an OG Mediterranean Italian"
at this thread
Scrambling like roaches
