1. Muslim Innovations + Adaptations
Unit 3
Activity 14 Presentation

2. Islam spread across a vast area during the first 100 years…now what?
Setting the Stage
Islam spread across a vast area during the first 100 years…now what?
I love science! And math!
Ooh! So many inventions!
So many great ideas!
GOLDEN AGE
of the Muslim civilization!!
Ahh! Times are awesome!
…the

3. peace, stability, prosperity
Setting the Stage
What is a “GOLDEN AGE”?
Golden Age
a period of time of
peace, stability, prosperity

4. Setting the Stage TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE LITERATURE MEDICINE LEARNING
What happens during a “GOLDEN AGE”?
TECHNOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE
MEDICINE
LITERATURE
LEARNING
SCIENCE
ART
ART
MATH

5. Crazy timeline coming up…
Warning…
Crazy timeline coming up…
Just look for the stime period we’re asfocusing on for THIS lesson only!
As outlined by this box!

6. UNITS 1 + 2 ISLAM UNIT 3: Timeline
300 C.E
UNITS 1 + 2
Roman Empire (West)
284 C.E. to 476 C.E.
Various Kingdoms 476 C.E. to 800 C.E.
Holy Roman Empire +
Various Kingdoms
800 C.E. to 1806 C.E.
Roman Empire (East)/Byzantine Empire
284 C.E. to 1453 C.E.
ISLAM
UNIT 3:
Umayyad Dynasty
661 to 750
Abbasid Dynasty
750 to 1258
Mamelukes
1250 to 1517
Umayyads in Spain
756 to 1031
Crusades
1095 to 1270
Safavid Dynasty
1501 to 1736
THIS lesson!
(800 to 1100)
Seljuk Turks
1055 to 1194
Ottoman Empire
1299 to 1922
Mughal Empire
1526 to 1857
300 C.E
Islamic world under first 4 Caliphs
632 to 661
Islamic world under Muhammad
622 to 632
Mongols
1258 to 1260

7. Map – Abbasid Caliphate 750 - 1258
GEOGRAPHY
QUESTION!
How did the Abbasid Caliphate connect a diverse group of people?
Through trade!
They connected Asia + Europe + Africa!

8. Why was there a Golden Age?
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
set off by
INTERACTION WITH OTHERS
through
TRADE + CONQUESTS

9. Why was there a Golden Age?
culture = the way of life, beliefs, arts, knowledge, ideas of a particular society/group
to diffuse = to spread
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
cultural diffusion
the spread of cultural elements from one society to another
Example:
to diffuse = to spread

10. Why was there a Golden Age?
learning from each other =
more ideas =
more creation =
Golden Age!
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
set off by
INTERACTION WITH OTHERS
through
TRADE + CONQUESTS

11. Why was there a Golden Age?
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
set off by
INTERACTION WITH OTHERS
through
TRADE + CONQUESTS
So that basically means…
Muslim scholars and artists were able to use the knowledge that they learned from other people to make improvements and advancements on their own work?
YES!

12. Where/Who did the Muslim scholars and artists draw knowledge from?
Area Covered:
Spain, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia
Blended Cultures of:
Persians, Egyptians, North Africans, Turks
Scholars Studied:
Babylonian, Indian, Chinese, Greek, Jewish
Example:
Let me teach you how to make paper!
Let me teach you how to make paper!
Wow!
This is so cool!
Ok!
cultural diffusion!
cultural diffusion!
Chinese
Muslim
Muslim
European

13. Golden Age LEARNING TECHNOLOGY MATH SCIENCE MEDICINE ARCHITECTURE ART
What exactly WERE these achievements during the asdfasdfasdfof the Muslim civilization?
Golden Age
LEARNING
TECHNOLOGY
MATH
SCIENCE
MEDICINE
ARCHITECTURE
ART
LITERATURE