STATION 3: ONLY PRINT THE PICTURES, NOT THE ANSWERS ISLAM: THE CONTRIBUTIONS

Islamic Achievements Activity For each slide, guess what area of achievement you think the image is depicting. You will see the actually answers as we continue.

#1

Islamic Achievements Number System : o Islamic scholars borrowed Indian number system & spread it through Mediterranean o “Arabic” numbers include groups of ten & concept of zero 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, etc. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, etc.

#2

Islamic Achievements Algebra : o Developed “Al-Jabar” (algebra) to solve difficult mathematical problems o Substitute x, y, z for numbers in order to solve math problems

#3

Islamic Achievements Chemistry : o Islamic scholars were the 1 st to separate chemical compounds from one another o Led to developments in modern chemistry

#4

Islamic Achievements Navigation : o Astrolabe—sailors could reliably determine location by using the fixed position of stars o Lateen sail—triangular sails allowed merchants to sail with and into the wind

#5

Islamic Achievements Banking : o Muslim caliphs created banks throughout the empire that extended credit to merchants o Muslim trade grew because merchants could cash checks in any Islamic bank in the empire

#6

Islamic Achievements Education : o Scholars translated Greek, Persian, Indian, Arabic texts in the “House of Wisdom” o This open-mindedness kept alive many Greek ideas that would have died otherwise

#7

Islamic Achievements Art : o Muslim artists used geometric & floral designs rather than painting people or animals o Left very unique artistic style o Calligraphy is a beautiful writing style that shows honor for the written material

#8

Islamic Achievements Chess : o Indian game made popular by Muslims offered an intellectual challenge

#9

Islamic Achievements Literature : o Poetry considered to be greatest Islamic artistic style; usually sung & kept short o Arabian Nights is a collection of folktales about a genie in magical lamp

#10

Islamic Achievements Architecture : o Muslims built beautiful mosques to show respect for Allah o Used domes, columns, golden writing, & geometric designs