1. Chapter 6, Section 4: THE CULTURE OF ISLAM Global Studies I

2. KEY TERMS  minareta tower on a mosque  muezzina crier who calls the faithful to prayer  arabesquegeometric patterns that decorated Islamic works of art

3. PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY  Ibn-Rushd philosopher who wrote commentary on virtually all of Aristotle’s surviving works  Ibn Sina philosopher and scientist who wrote a medical encyclopedia  Ibn-Khaldun Islamic scholar who sought to find a scientific basis for the political and social factors that determine the course of history.  Omar Khayyám Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer; wrote Rubaiyat

4. ORGANIZING YOUR THOUGHTS Islamic Achievements Philosophy Translated the works of Plato and Aristotle; wrote commentaries on each. Math Adopted and passed on the numerical system of India, which became known as the Arabic system; Iranians created algebra Astronomy Set up an observatory at Baghdad; named many stars and improved the astrolabe Medicine Developed medicine as a field of science; Ibn Sina’s medical encyclopedia became a medical textbook in medieval Europe History Ibn-Khaldun wrote Muqaddimah (Introduction to history) Architecture Built many great mosques; including the Great Mosque at Samarra – famous for its minaret and beautiful palaces – like the Alhambra in Spain Literature Rubaiyat and the Arabian Nights – passed on orally at first and later written down

5. What was the House of Wisdom?  A library where translations were read and studied