Golden Age of Islam

632-1258 CEGeography/Background Muslim SocietyMedicine, Math, and SciencePhilosophy Literature TradeDeclineGolden Age of IslamREVIEWMohammed5 PillarsMonotheismPrayer 5x a dayAlms givingFasting during RamadanHajjNo Priest HierarchyWhy?

Nomadic TribesInfluence of geography?Mecca and MedinaHijrah Holy Text Quran

Muslims praying at the Kaba What is the Kaba? Why did Mohammed destroy the idols at the Kaba?

Distribution of Sunni and Shiite Muslims What countries are predominately Shia Muslim today?

Growth of Islam by 850 CEWhy did Islam spread so quickly? What ideas appealed to its converts?

Umayyad Dynasty Ruled until 750 CEThe capital city was located in Damascus near the Mediterranean Sea trade routes and accumulated great wealth

The holy city of Jerusalem continued to grow under Umayyad protection and the Dome of the Rock was completed

Dome of the RockWhat dont you notice? Something you might notice on a church?

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Use of geometric patterns Forbade depiction of God or Mohammed Abbasid Dynasty 750-1258 CEThe capital city was located in Baghdad, Iraq and became one of the largest and most complex cities in the world with a population of one million people.

Muslim Society 4 Social ClassesMuslims ConvertsJews/ChristiansSlaves/Non Muslims

Womens RightsSubservient to men but better off than Chinese women at the timeHad marriage, property, and family rightsLiterature and the Arts 28 Letters Poetry celebrating honesty, bravery, hospitality How does this compare to Greek literature of heroes? Thousand and One Nights Collection of fables and legends CalligraphyOrnamental writingWhy was calligraphy so important and valued in society?

Philosophy House of Wisdom (Baghdad)

The ideal man was an educated, worldly man combining all culturesWhat idea is being conveyed in the ideal man?

Ibn Rushd (Averroes) - blended Greek and Muslim ideasGoal in both cases was to find truthHappiness is tied to education

Medicine, Math, and Science Astronomy map night sky and calculate time and positionWhy would the Astrolabe be so important to Muslims?

Al-Razi Wrote a medical encyclopedia (used Greek, Syrian, Arabic, and Indian ideas)

Algebra

Relied on scientific observation

HospitalsWESTERN = SIMPLE MONASTARIESMUSLIM = 24/7, HYGIENE, FREE DOCTORS, MEDICAL SCHOOLS

TradeIBN BATTUTAMuslim Marco PoloTraveled 75,000 miles across three continentsMonsoons connect ME with India, China, and AfricaDhows - ships able to sail upwind

Trade Windsand Travel

COLLAPSEMongol invasion in 1258 Upwards of one million die in Baghdad alone