Muslim Civilization’s Golden Age

 Scholars of Abbasid period shaped Muslim culture & civilization  European interest in Muslim culture

 Muslim culture will adapt aspects of other cultures into their own  Merchants honored in Muslim culture (Muhammad)  Vast trade networks est. (land & sea)  Trade spread  Knowledge  Products  Technology  Culture

Muslims > new business practices Created partnerships Formed banks Created checks Accounting Manufacturing > organized by guilds Outside of cities > agriculture Variety of crops from different regions Deserts > nomadic herding

 Muslims enjoyed social mobility  Slavery was common  Many ways slaves could become free  Examples?  Slaves  household servants  artisans  soldiers

 Art > mix of different cultures  Literature was the Quran  Tradition of oral poetry (romance and chivalry)  Prized the art of storytelling  Example > Aladdin and his Magic Lamp

 Architecture > domed mosques and high minarets  Perfected calligraphy > art of beautiful handwriting

 Elementary level > reading & writing  Higher level > religious instruction & study Islamic law  Baghdad  Greatest Muslim center of learning

 Ibn Rushd > commentaries on Artistotle  Ibn Khaldun > scientific study of history  Al-Khwarizmi > pioneered the study of algebra

 Remarkable advances in Medicine  Tests to become doctors  Created hospitals & healthcare system  See complex surguries  Famous doctors  Muhammad al-Razi ▪ Pioneered study of medicine (treated the body and mind)  Ibn Sina ▪ Created a medical encyclopedia