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Muslim Contributions To The World Unit 2, SSWH 5 b & d. How did the religion Islam expand?. SSWH 5 b & d. Identify the Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe, and Africa and assess the economic impact of this trade.
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SSWH 5 b & d Identify the Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe, and Africa and assess the economic impact of this trade. Identify the contributions of Islamic scholars in medicine (Ibn Sina) and geography (Ibn Battuta).
Trade & Economy • Major sea trading network (Indian Ocean): gave access to Africa. • Land routes connected China, Europe, & India with the Silk Roads • Muslims only needed to speak Arabic to trade & one currency, the Abbasid dinar
Continued • Muslims created banks for trade & “sakk” (checks) (prevented travelers from being robbed) • Muslim cities grew because of trade & the economy • Spread culture, religion, languages, clothing, art, architecture
Impact on Society • Education: Encouraged within Muslim Culture House of Wisdom—preserves knowledge Schools of philosophy, medicine, language and large libraries • Medicine: knowledge of Greece, Syria, Arabic, Indian sources Al-Razi: greatest physicians – wrote books on medicine, Discovered that clean air can help heal you faster
Impact on Society • Medicine: Ibn-Sina: Discovered tuberculosis is contagious, can spread through water & soil, person’s emotional health is influenced by the physical health, 1st to describe: Meningitis, parts of the eye, &valves of the heart • Geography: Ibn-Battuta: Muslim Explorer who traveled over 75, 000 miles and to every Muslim land, detailed map information and worked for foreign leaders
Impact on Society • Math: Al-Jabr: wrote a book on a math technique today we call Algebra • Science: Ibn-Alhazen: wrote a book called Optics • Art: Calligraphy The Thousand and One Nights
WORD SPLASH Using these words create a meaningful sentence which explains Muslims contributions to the world. Silk Road Dinar SakkAl-Razi Ibn-SinaMeccaIbn-Battuta Arabic Jot your answers – 1 Minute – Prepare to Share