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

2. 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. 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. 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
Muslim Art Contributions
- BEAUTIFUL GEOMETRIC DESIGNS IN PAINTINGS AND POTTERY

8. Cont. 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. 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. 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
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EQ: What cultural contributions did the Muslims leave ?

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Muslim Advances
Art
Books and literature
Math