1. CIV 101-03 March 23, 2015 Class 24 Islam and the West

2. 9-2 The World of Islam, 622–750 Esp.: the influences and the spread

3. The Early Medieval West The Byzantine Empire Breakup of Church, West v East: 1014 Crusades: 1095-1285 The World of Islam: 630–1517 As things get real rough in the West (East and West West), Islam rises

4. Islam/Arabia Making us Western (a partial list—WAY more than one expects) Medicine (esp. surgery… for about 1,000 years) Math (esp. algebra & trig.) – Arabic Numbers (can’t really do our math without `em) Science (esp. Physics) – Astrolabes (without these, probably no voyages to the new world) – Greek astronomy (with added mathematical insights) Hydraulics (pumps and all things water) Distilled spirits (`nuf said) – suppressed/lost after Greece/Rome

5. Islam/Arabia Making us Western Musical instruments – Rebec=Violin – Quitara=Guitar The troubadour (remembered in the west as western/medieval) Writing in “script” – Calligraphy that gives us Illustrated manuscripts Numerous font styles The west mistook Arabic calligraphy for ancient writing stylistics and adopted it both for that and for its beauty.

6. Fabric industries – Huge advances in all woven arts and all ornamentation arts Trade, including/esp. all things from the far east, but also from everywhere else. – Spices – Food varieties Financial services advances (“the check” as a kind of mobile credit) Steel and tempering (improvements/advances) The pointed arch Islam/Arabia Making us Western

7. Arches of the Great Mosque

8. A LOT of translation/preservation work – Translations from Greek/Latin to Arabic – Translations from Arabic BACK INTO Greek/Latin – Esp. philosophy and such that the Christian/Catholic West suppressed Greek classics – Esp. Aristotle Roman classics – Work done, esp. in Spain, Palestine, Bagdad, Sicily. – Divides Reason from Faith (Averroes) Islam/Arabia Making us Western

9. A common enemy – Unified enemies for the Christian/Catholic Church & Muslims/Islam to fight On theological grounds Over the Holy Land (the Crusades) – For the West to fight as a state/against empire A common cause – Evangelical faiths with messianic missions, both willing to fight and die over religion and efforts to convert/control/dominate Islam/Arabia Making us Western