Ch 4.2-4.3:Golden Age in the East EQ: What cultural contributions did the Muslims leave ?

Q1: Abbasid Golden Age Golden age refers to a time period when society or culture is at its peak or most successful point The Abbasid policies helped to create empire’s Golden Age

Q2: Powerful Abbasid Empire Powerful Army Used idea of INCLUSION Most talented people able to participate in government and cultural life This included Jews and Christians, any Arab or non-Arab

Q3: Baghdad On Tigris River, excellent for trade Flourished as center of culture, scholarship, and trade “House of Wisdom” was a huge library which gave scholars access to thousands of books from all over the world

- BEAUTIFUL GEOMETRIC DESIGNS IN PAINTINGS AND POTTERY Q4A:Muslim Art Contributions - BEAUTIFUL GEOMETRIC DESIGNS IN PAINTINGS AND POTTERY

Q4B: Muslim Art Contributions Art should praise Allah No human images The use of calligraphy was used as art Domes and vaults were also used in mosques

Q5: Bookmaking and Literature House of Wisdom housed books on all subjects from all over world Through bookmaking greatest contribution to western civilization was preserving and advancing knowledge from previous cultures Translated many Greek works by Aristotle and Plato into Arabic City of Cordoba had over 70 libraries, largest library had over 400,000 books

Q6: Mathematics -BUILT ON IDEAS FROM GREEKS, EGYPTIANS, AND INDIANS -DEVELOPED ARABIC NUMBERING SYSTEM -AL-KHWARIZMI WAS SCHOLAR WHO PUBLISHED A SET OF MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS TITLED HISAB AL-JABR -AL-JABR IS THE ORIGIN OF ALGEBRA

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