What did the Islamic Empire contribute & achieve?Learning Goal 4: Identify what cultural, mathematic, scientific and technological achievements were made between 700-1200 in the Muslim world and analyze how the art and architecture of this period reflects Islamic traditions.

THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE SPREADS!

Neighboring empires =

weak = easy to conquer

Tolerated other religions

Jizya: tax non-Muslims

paid

Lots of cultural

advancement, education,

and technology

THE HOUSE OF WISDOM

Amazing library &

academy in Baghdad,

Iraq

Preserved & translated

Classical Greek &

Roman works

By Zereshk - Own work, Public Domain,

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2809505

MEDICAL ADVANCES

Discovered blood runs to

& from the heart

Learned to diagnose

diseases, including

measles & smallpox

Built hospitals

CULTURAL UNITY

United North Africa, Persia, parts of Asia, and

Arabia under one central administration

ART & ARCHITECTURE

Human images = not fully allowed in Islamic art

As a result, Islamic art often is geometric and

mathematical

Calligraphy used both for writing & as art

“He who creates pictures in this world will be ordered to breathe life into them on the

Day of Judgment, but he will be unable to do so.” Hadith, Sahih Muslim (818-875)

ART & ARCHITECTURE

Architecture

Minarets (towers, often used for call to prayer)

Domes

Symmetrical

Geometrical Link:3D virtual mosques

DETAIL: TAJ MAHAL, INDIA: A BLENDING OF ISLAMIC

& HINDU ARCHITECTURE

ALGEBRA & MATHEMATICS

Spread the number system developed in Classical

India

Expanded use of algebra

1st algebra textbook (800s)

Solving polynomial equations

Theory of algebraic calculus

Binomial theorem

TRIGONOMETRY & ASTRONOMY

Expanded the use of astronomy

Many observatories

Extensive knowledge of the stars

Correct lunar calendar

Needed to mark the month of

Ramadan & the month of the hajj

Armillary sphere, used to

calculate the time of day &

year by aligning rings with

various starts

NAVIGATIONAL TOOLS

Astrolabe: used to

calculate time, celestial

events, and relative

position

Main purpose: determine

the direction of Mecca for

prayer

Video clip

LITERATURE

Historically an oral culture

Famous for poetry

Rumi

The Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights)

Collection of fairy tales and legends

Themes of bravery, love, generosity, and hospitality

CORDOVA, SPAIN

Center of learning & culture in Muslim Spain

Universities, libraries, public baths, poetry, art

“Golden Age” city”

Amazing Islamic architecture

Tolerant- mix of Muslims, Jews, and Christians

IMPACT OF ISLAMIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Many of the Islamic

achievements spread around the

world

Europeans & others then

continued work on these

achievements

SHARK TANK: GOLDEN AGE OF CHINA

The Islamic Empire was not the only empire

making impressive strides at this time…

The Tang & Song dynasties in China also were

innovating & developing new technologies

SHARK TANK: GOLDEN AGE OF CHINA

In assigned groups of 2-3 you will be creating a

Shark Tank style persuasive presentation about

1 specific invention or topic

Shark Tank trailer

Drip-drop Shark Tank clip

Brightwheel Shark Tank clip

Presentations will be due next class!

You’ll turn in your google slides on google

classroom