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Aim: Did Islamic Civilization Achieve a Golden Age?

Aim: Did Islamic Civilization Achieve a Golden Age?. Do Now : Are religion and science compatible?. NY Standards 2 Common Core R.S. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, WS 1, 2. I Islam Divides.

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Aim: Did Islamic Civilization Achieve a Golden Age?

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  1. Aim: Did Islamic Civilization Achieve a Golden Age? Do Now: Are religion and science compatible? NY Standards 2 Common Core R.S. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, WS 1, 2

  2. I Islam Divides A) After the death of Muhammad in 632 CE, Muslims couldn’t agree who should be the caliph (Muslim leader). This was the cause of a division within Islam. B) Shiites believe caliphs have to be descended from Muhammad’s daughter Fatima and her husband Ali. C) Sunnis believe any worthy man can be caliph. D) Sufis developed separately from Shiites and Sunnis. Through meditation they try to have a spiritual connection to Allah.

  3. II The Spread of Islam

  4. III Islamic Dynasties

  5. The Umayyad Muslim Dynasty The Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain

  6. The Abbasid Muslim Dynasty Abbasid Palace, Baghdad, Iraq

  7. The Mughal Muslim Dynasty, India The TajMahal

  8. Tamerlane’s Capital at Samarkand

  9. The Ottoman Empire The Blue Mosque, Istanbul

  10. IV International Muslim Trade • After the Roman Empire fell in Western Europe in 476 CE, trade in Western Europe had fallen. However.. • During the same time, Muslim traders were crossing the Sahara Desert and the Silk Road, leading to a strong economy and cultural diffusion! A Muslim Arab trader with a camel caravan Spices from a modern Arab spice bazaar!

  11. V Achievements in Muslin Manufacturing A) Steel swords from Spain B) Leather from Spain C) Egyptian cotton textiles (fabric) D) Persian carpets

  12. VI Muslim Achievements in the Arts • As Muslims are forbidden from creating images of people or animals, they developed a new style of art known as arabesque; geometric patterns that resemble floral shapes. • For the same reason, Muslims also developed a form of calligraphy(an artistic style of writing). • Islamic architects built beautiful mosques, featuring domes and minarets. An arabesque design The Blue Mosque, Istanbul Arabic calligraphy

  13. VI Islamic Literature One of the most famous works of Islamic literature is 1001 Nights, author unknown, written approximately in the 10th century CE. The Plot of The 1001 Nights: King Shahryar discovered his wife was unfaithful and had her killed. Angered, proceeds to marry and kill a new wife each night onward. Shahrazad, a daughter of the King’s vizier(advisor), insisted on marrying him so to end his terror. She told the king a tale, leaving it incomplete at the end of the night…which she continued to do until she has given birth to his children, when he finally abandoned his plan. Some of the stories she told the King to save her life included Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad the Sailor!

  14. VII Muslim Achievements in Math and Science A) Muslim scholars translated Greek, Roman, and Hindu texts, preserving them. *Recall that this was before the invention of the printing press of the internet! B) Muslims spread the Hindu number system (Arabic numerals) to Europe C) Al-Khwārizmī invented algebra. D) Arab Muslims built astronomical observatories! Persian Telescope, 13th century Did you know that algebra was not invented to torture students, but to help improve trading and engineering!

  15. Muslim Achievements in Math and Science Continued… E) While medieval European doctors used leeches to bleed their patients for almost every illness, Muslim doctors were performing cataracts surgery and providing small pox vaccinations! F) IbnSinawrote the Canon on Medicine; an encyclopedia of medical knowledge. “Therefore in medicine we ought to know the causes of sickness and health.” – IbnSina A Muslim doctor performing cataracts surgery

  16. Summary Which two achievements of the Islamic Golden Age do you believe were the most important and why?

  17. Key Vocabulary • 1001 Nights • Abbasid Dynasty • Akbar the Great • Al-Khwārizmī • Arabesque • Arabic numerals • Caliph • Calligraphy • Camel Caravan • Cataracts Surgery • Janissaries • Mughal Empire • Ottoman Empire • Safavid Empire • Shah Jahan • Shiite • IbnSina • Small pox vaccine • Sufi • Suleiman the Magnificent • Sunni • TajMahal • Tamerlane’s Empire • Umayyad Dynasty

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