Contributions of the Islamic World 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.

ARCHITECTURE

Mosques From around the World

MORE MOSQUES... What feature do they Have in common? Minarets – help with call

to pray

GALLERY WALK INSTRUCTIONS

You will conduct a gallery walk in groups of 2 or 3 Study each of the 9 documents displayed in the room Each of you will be responsible for the following:

Filling out the chart by categorizing each document into one of four groups: Scholarship, Architecture/Art, Math and Medicine You MUST briefly describe the document in your notes (don’t just write the

document number) Answering the questions that correspond with each document

When I call time, you will move to the next document After everyone completes the gallery walk, you will return to

your seats and answer (on your own) the question which asks you to evaluate which Islamic contribution was most important to civilization.

Given what you have learned about the origins and development of the Islamic Empire, what kind of government do you think it had?

Monarchy? Republic? Democracy? Theocracy? Dictatorship? Hint: Think about what kind of leader Muhammad was?

GOVERNMENT

Do you know of any Islamic theocratic governments today?

BAGHDAD’S HOUSE OF WISDOM

The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah) served as a library, research center, and translation bureau in Baghdad from the 9th to 13th centuries.

The House of Wisdom contained manuscripts of the ancients, including originals in Persian, Greek, and Sanskrit, which were collected and translated into Arabic.

These texts, and the accomplishments of House of Wisdom scholars in mathematics and science, made important contributions to the Western civilization.

MUSLIMS ADVANCED LEARNING & SCHOLARSHIP

http://www.1001inventions.com/media/video/library

CONTRIBUTIONS QUIZ – 5 QUESTIONS

1. Government in the Islamic world could be described as a ________________ .

2. Why do you think calligraphy and arabesques developed

as an artistic tradition in the Islamic world? (Hint. Where there any restrictions on other forms of artistic representations in Islam?)

CONTRIBUTIONS QUIZ

3. What architectural feature of mosques was created to help with the call to prayer .

4. What would be a good title for the outline below: I.___________________________

1. spread numerals developed by the Indians

2expanded the use of algebra

3preserved the Greek and Roman writings in libraries

4published a medical encyclopedia by Ibn-Sina

CONTRIBUTIONS QUIZ

5. How did Muslims help to advance learning and scholarship?

CONTRIBUTIONS QUIZ – ANSWERS

1. Government in the Islamic world could be described as a theocracy .

2. Why do you think calligraphy and arabesques developed as

an artistic tradition in the Islamic world? Ban on the use of human images in art

CONTRIBUTIONS QUIZ

3. What architectural feature of mosques was created to help with the call to prayer .

Minarets

4. What would be a good title for the outline below: Achievements Of Muslim Civilization

I.___________________________

1. spread numerals developed by the Indians

2expanded the use of algebra

3preserved the Greek and Roman writings in libraries

4published a medical encyclopedia by Ibn-Sina

CONTRIBUTIONS QUIZ

5. How did Muslims help to advance learning and scholarship?

Building universities and libraries like Baghdad’s

House of Wisdom