Essential Question

1. Essential Question What were the major achievements of the Islamic empire?

2. Technology

3. Architecture • The most beautiful Arabic buildings were the mosques. • Mosque = Islamic church • Like the European cathedrals they were the center of society.

6. Brain Snack . . . .

7. Timeout! • Draw a quick sketch of a mosque in your notes.

8. Timeout! • Look at the map on the following slide. • How would you get water from the river to the three towns? • You cannot use any electricity!

9. 13 miles, flat 10 miles, uphill ½ mile, downhill

10. Water Wheels • The power of the river turns the water wheel. • Small buckets pick up water as they pass through the river. • They dump their water into an aqueduct when they tip over.

11. Math and Science

12. The Islamic Empire became a world center for learning. • They studied medicine, space and invented algebra. • People traveled from all over the world to study in Baghdad.

13. Fact or Fiction

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17. Economics

18. Muslim Merchants • The Islamic Empire was the center of the spice trade. • If the Roman Empire and China wanted to trade, they had to go through Arabia first. • This meant the Islamic Empire could control much of the trade.

19. Barbarians! Scary! Roman Empire China Islamic Empire The Spice Trade

20. So what? • Traders who came through Arabia often learned the Arabic language. • Traders who became Muslim were more accepted by the Islamic Empire. • Arab traders going to Rome and elsewhere spread Islam as they went.

21. Timeout! • Answer this question: • Why would it be dangerous to cross Arabia alone?