GOLDEN AGE OF

MUSLIMS

GOVERNMENTIslam more than just a religion great cultural movement that affected

virtually every aspect of life within the Islamic Empire

Sharia: No separation of church & state

SOCIETY & ECONOMYA. Social Classes

1. Slaves: treated well, could raise status

2. Women: education, inherit property, give consent to marriage

SOCIETY & ECONOMYB. International Trade Network-

honored merchants Checks, banks,

corporations/partnershipsC. Manufacturing:

Textiles of silk, carpet, wool Metal work

ARTS & LITERATUREA. Design/Decoration

1. Idols banneda. Arabesque- intricate design of

curved lines that suggest floral shapes

b. Calligraphy

ARTS & LITERATUREB. Architecture

1. Secular & religiousC. Poetry

1. Firdausi: influential Persian literature

2. Rubaiyat: collection of Persian poetry

WORLD OF LEARNINGA. Centers of Learning: educational

focusB. Math- al Khwarizmi: Muslim

mathematician who pioneered the study of algebra

WORLD OF LEARNINGC. Astronomy: astrolabeD. Medicine

1. Avicenna developed a medical encyclopedia