1. Islamic Achievements 600-1450
Unit 2
Chapter 8

2. Architecture

3. Umayyad Great Mosque Damascus oldest extant monumental mosque early 8th century

5. Dome of the Rock - Jerusalem
Built late 7th century

6. Great Mosque of Samarra Baghdad 52 meters high 9th century

7. Science and Math Use of Arabic numerals first book on Algebra
Calculated accurate radius of Earth
Discovery of sulfuric acid
Measured solar year with great accuracy
Mapped motion of stars & planets

8. Medicine Encyclopedias on medicine Accurately diagnosed diseases
Surgically removing cataracts
Hernia operations
Gold tooth fillings
First hospitals

9. Technological Innovations
Made improvements of rockets to attack ships
Paper mills