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The Islamic Golden Age 800-1258

Muslim Achievements. The Islamic Golden Age 800-1258. Arabic vs. Roman numbers. Mathematics Notes. Mathematics Borrowed and improved ideas from Greeks, Egyptians, Indians. Al- jabr = ALGEBRA! Number system (and the number 0) from India. Art and Design Notes. Art = patterns

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The Islamic Golden Age 800-1258

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  1. Muslim Achievements The Islamic Golden Age800-1258

  2. Arabic vs. Roman numbers

  3. Mathematics Notes • Mathematics • Borrowed and improved ideas from Greeks, Egyptians, Indians • Al-jabr = ALGEBRA! • Number system (and the number 0) from India

  4. Art and Design Notes • Art = patterns • No human form (distracted from the faith) • Geometricdesigns • repeating patterns using lines & shapes • Calligraphy • “fancy” handwriting • Arabesque • vines intertwined

  5. Qanat (water system)

  6. Science and Technology Notes • Qanat system • underground system for carrying water • Scientific Method • developed by Muslim scholars to find answers to questions • Papermaking • borrowed from Chinese & improved upon by Muslims • Science and Technology

  7. Astrolabe

  8. Astronomy Notes • Astrolabe • Tool used to tell time AND location • Mapped solar system • Earth = Round • Astronomy • The study of planets and stars • Borrowed and added to others’ ideas

  9. Compare & contrast the two poems below. A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread – and Thou Beside me singing in the wilderness – O, Wilderness were Paradise enow Book of Verses: book of poetry Bough: tree branch Thou: you Enow: enough The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy piety nor wit, Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. Writ: written Piety: goodness & devotion Wit: cleverness or intelligence Lure: to tempt or attract

  10. Literature Notes • Poetry/Literature • Bookmaking • Omar Khayyam • Persian poet and scholar • The Thousand and One Nights • Tales of Arabian adventures • Paper making = More books = More knowledge

  11. Medicine Notes • Medicine • Hospitals • Apprentice  Doctor • Treated the poor too • Medical Encyclopedias • Bone setting, anesthesia, surgery, dentistry, even lovesickness

  12. Arabia and Africa Booklet (GRAPES to help you study!) Table of Contents Arabia G--------------------1 R--------------------3 A--------------------5 P--------------------7 E-------------------11 S------------------13 Africa Ghana----------15 Mali--------------17 Glossary-------19

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