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1 Ch 4.2-4.3:Golden Age in the East
EQ: What cultural contributions did the Muslims leave ?

2 Q1: Abbasid Golden Age Golden age refers to a time period when society or culture is at its peak or most successful point The Abbasid policies helped to create empire’s Golden Age

3 Some of the Inventions/Advancements to Come Out of the Islamic Golden Age:
Cotton Book binding Test tubes Various paints Types of Paper Clocks Almanacs encyclopedias Jars and flasks Glass mirrors Ceramic tiles Algebra, Trigonometry, & Calculus Resins Street lamps Nitric acid Various Astronomy Discoveries Arabic numerals (0,1,2,3…) Salt Soap and perfumes Advances in medicine/medical field Decimal system Colored glass Rulers Described gravity Various surgeries (including eye) Satin/Linen/Velvet Surgical instruments Balance scales Pepper Wind mills Various maps Levers Cinnamon Spinning wheels Ocean tide discoveries Hydrometer Handkerchiefs Rose water Resin Pendulum Deodorant Globes Pharmacology (Pills/herbs/prescription drugs)   Processes of: Crystallization, Filtration, Melting, dying cloth, and Pigmentation Firearms Carpets Paper money Eye glasses Preserving knowledge through recopying of old texts into Arabic Metal working Postage stamps Curtains

4 Q2: Powerful Abbasid Empire
Powerful Army Used idea of INCLUSION Most talented people able to participate in government and cultural life This included Jews and Christians, any Arab or non-Arab

5 Q3: Baghdad On Tigris River, excellent for trade
Flourished as center of culture, scholarship, and trade “House of Wisdom” was a huge library which gave scholars access to thousands of books from all over the world

6 City of Bagdad Click here to see an 8 minute video on Bagdad and the Golden Age of the Islamic Empire

7 - BEAUTIFUL GEOMETRIC DESIGNS IN PAINTINGS AND POTTERY
Q4A:Muslim Art Contributions - BEAUTIFUL GEOMETRIC DESIGNS IN PAINTINGS AND POTTERY

8 Q4B: Muslim Art Contributions
Art should praise Allah No human images The use of calligraphy was used as art Domes and vaults were also used in mosques

9 Q5: Bookmaking and Literature
House of Wisdom housed books on all subjects from all over world Through bookmaking greatest contribution to western civilization was preserving and advancing knowledge from previous cultures Translated many Greek works by Aristotle and Plato into Arabic City of Cordoba had over 70 libraries, largest library had over 400,000 books

10 Q6: Mathematics -BUILT ON IDEAS FROM GREEKS, EGYPTIANS, AND INDIANS -DEVELOPED ARABIC NUMBERING SYSTEM -AL-KHWARIZMI WAS SCHOLAR WHO PUBLISHED A SET OF MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS TITLED HISAB AL-JABR -AL-JABR IS THE ORIGIN OF ALGEBRA

11 Islamic Golden Age Click here to watch a 3 minute rap video on the advancements and inventions of the Islamic Empire during their Golden Age

12 Summary Write a 10 sentence minimum summary answering the EQ in DETAIL – remember, PROVE your answer!!! Remember the EQ was: EQ: What cultural contributions did the Muslims leave ?

13 Summary Question: Tree map
Summary Question: Tree map . Complete tree map, feel free to add more boxes if necessary.  Muslim Advances Art Books and literature Math


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