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Muslim Culture

Muslim Culture. Chapter 10 Section 3. Key Terms. House of Wisdom Caligraphy. Muslim Society. The rise of Muslim cities Damascus was the center of learning Cordoba, Baghdad, Jerusalem Were symbols of strength Baghdad the most imprressive. Rise of Muslim Cities.

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Muslim Culture

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  1. Muslim Culture Chapter 10 Section 3

  2. Key Terms • House of Wisdom • Caligraphy

  3. Muslim Society • The rise of Muslim cities • Damascus was the center of learning • Cordoba, Baghdad, Jerusalem • Were symbols of strength • Baghdad the most imprressive

  4. Rise of Muslim Cities • Baghdad had a circular design • 3 protective walls • Caliph’s palace of marble and stone • Market places outside the walls • Population 1 million

  5. Four Social Classes • Upper class- Muslim at birth • Converts to Muslim were second class • Protected people- Jews and Christians were third class • Slaves were the lowest class

  6. Role of Women • Qur’an says men are the mangers of women’s affairs • “righteous women were obedient” • Men and women are equal as believers • Muslim women had more economic and property rights than Europeans

  7. Role of Women • Expected to submit to men • To divorce his wife a man had to say ‘I dismiss thee” three times • Divorce final n three months

  8. Role of Women • Responsibilities varied by income • Wife of a poor man worked the fields • Wealthier supervised servants • Women had access to education • Women raised then children • Over time women became more isolated

  9. Muslim Scholarship Extends Knowledge • Rulers wanted qualified physicians to take care of them • Mathematicians and astronomers to calculate times for prayer • Quest for truth

  10. Muslim Scholarship Extends Knowledge • Muhammad supported scholarship • Muslim leaders saved the knowledge after the fall of Rome • Umayyads and Abbisads collected and translated knowledge • House of Wisdom

  11. Arts and Science Flourish • Researchers, editors, linguists, and technical advisors • Developed standards for research • Some used Greek ideas in a new way • Would set the stage for medieval learning

  12. Muslim Literature • Qur’an is the standard of Arabic literature • Literature was strong- stories of life in the desert. • Stories of India and Persia • Stories from the 10 century

  13. Muslim Art and Architecture • Only Allah can create life images • Calligraphy- art of beautiful handwriting • Decorative woodwork, glass, ceramics, textiles • Building created a cultural blending

  14. Medical Advances • Medicine, mathematics, astronomy • Relied on scientific observation and experimentation • Muslims liked to conduct experiments • Al-Razi- greatest physician of the time wrote paper on small pox and clean air

  15. Math and Science Stretch Horizons • Believe that math was the basis of all knowledge • Algebra- art of bringing unknowns together • Ibn-al-Haytham- wrote on book on how we see • Study on optics used for telescopes and microscopes

  16. Philosophy and Religion Blend Views • Translated Greek works • Some tried to blend Greek and Muslim • ‘The ideal man” • Morally perfect • East Persian • Arab in faith • Iraq education • Hebrew in business • Disciple of Christ in conduct • Pious as a Greek monk

  17. Lasted for three empires • Ottoman • Safavid • Mughal • Muslim scholars would be used at the beginning of the Renaissance

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