astrolabe used to figure location, direction, and time of day.used to figure location, direction,...
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ASTROLABEASTROLABE
• Used to figure Used to figure location, direction, location, direction, and time of day.and time of day.
• Greeks invented it, Greeks invented it, Muslims improved.Muslims improved.
• Led to exploration of Led to exploration of the seas.the seas.
ASTRONOMYASTRONOMY
• Built observatories Built observatories that led to better that led to better understanding of understanding of time and clock time and clock making.making.
• Led to better ways Led to better ways of calculating of calculating distance for trade distance for trade and exploration.and exploration.
GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
• Ibn Battutah Ibn Battutah traveled widely and traveled widely and made maps along made maps along the way.the way.
• Al-Idrisi wrote a Al-Idrisi wrote a geography book - geography book - discovered that land discovered that land did not go all the did not go all the way around the way around the Indian Ocean.Indian Ocean.
MATHMATH
• Combined the Indian Combined the Indian number system and number system and zero with the Greek zero with the Greek science of math.science of math.
• Al-Khwarizmi wrote Al-Khwarizmi wrote a book called “al-a book called “al-jabr” or “jabr” or “algebraalgebra”.”.
• Arabic numerals.Arabic numerals.
MEDICINEMEDICINE
• Ar-Razi discovered how to treat deadly smallpox.
• Ibn-Sina wrote a medical encyclopedia - one of the most famous books in the history of medicine.
• Created tests for doctors to take before they could treat people.
• Started the first pharmacy school.
LITERATURELITERATURE
• Poetry Poetry • Short stories – Short stories –
Arabian Nights is a Arabian Nights is a famous book today.famous book today.
PHILOSOPHYPHILOSOPHY
• Sufism had a strong Sufism had a strong impact on Islam.impact on Islam.
• Focuses on spiritual Focuses on spiritual issues.issues.
ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
• Blue Mosque in Blue Mosque in IstanbulIstanbul
• The Great Mosque in The Great Mosque in CordobaCordoba
• Taj Mahal in IndiaTaj Mahal in India