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Quaestio : In what ways did Islamic ideas influence the cultural products of the Muslim Golden Age? Nunc Agenda : Take out the reading primary source reading from Wednesday for further discussion of the questions.
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Quaestio: In what ways did Islamic ideas influence the cultural products of the Muslim Golden Age?Nunc Agenda: Take out the reading primary source reading from Wednesday for further discussion of the questions.
Nunc Agenda:1. According to Al-Ghazali, should math and religion be separate?2. What does the reading tell you about Islamic values?
New Business Practices • 750-1350: Muslims established vast trade networks across Muslim lands and beyond, • Developed system of credit, banks, and even bank checks! (sakk in Arabic) • Slavery was common worldwide, including Muslim world, though Islamic law encouraged freeing slaves
Art, Architecture, Literature • Blended styles from many cultures (cultural diffusion) • Minarets: tall towers on mosques from which the call to prayer is recited loudly for all to hear • Poetry seen by Arabs as highest art form • Arabian Nights famous collectionof stories, including Aladdin
Threats to the Golden Age • Seljuk Turks (from Central Asia) • 900s- took over Middle East and converted to Islam • 1055- Seljuk Sultan (ruler) controlled Baghdad • Mongols (Central Asian Nomads) • 1216- Genghis Khan attacks Middle East • 1258- Invade Baghdad and destroyHouse of Wisdom • 1300s- Tamerlane (Muslim) conqueredMiddle East, Russia, and India
PENSA • Answer the following question in 7-12 sentences using information from Chapter 10 Sections 4 and 5 of your textbook: “Who do you think was the better leader, Akbar the Great or Suleiman the Magnificent? Prove it!”