1. CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD

2.  Irrigation and Underground Wells  Developed to help make the most of scarce water resources and provide water for houses and fields INVENTIONS / TECHNOLOGY

3.  Created accurate maps  Perfected the compass and the astrolabe  An astrolabe is a instrument showing how the sky looks at a specific place at a given time INVENTIONS / TECHNOLOGY

4.  Muslims adapted and improved the game of chess spreading it throughout the empire. INVENTIONS / TECHNOLOGY

5.  A Muslim musician, named Ziryab established Europe's first conservatory, or music school. EDUCATION

6.  Al-Khwarizmi is best knows as the father of Algebra, which solves problems with unknown numbers.  Muslims spread the concept of zero. EDUCATION

7.  Muslim doctors established the world’s first hospitals  Pharmacist made hundreds of medications for patients EDUCATION

8.  Muslim scholars studied animals, which is Zoology  Theories of evolution were presented by Al-Jahiz EDUCATION

9.  Muslims added great artistry to textiles.  Weavers wove using wool, linen, silk and cotton and then dyed them with vivid color. ARTS AND LITERATURE

10.  Muslim artist used geometric shapes, such as circles, triangles, squares and hexagons, to create Geometric Designs. ARTS AND LITERATURE

11.  Muslims thought calligraphy, which is artistic handwriting, was the highest form of decorative art ARTS AND LITERATURE

12.  Muslims learned the art of paper making from the Chinese and used it to create bound books. ARTS AND LITERATURE