1. What do you think this image depicts?

2. Inquiry Question
Should the period between the 8th and 14th centuries be remembered as the “Golden Age of Islam?”

3. Supporting Questions
Supporting Question 1: How did Islam spread so rapidly between AD 610 and AD 750?
Supporting Question 2: Did Islam truly unite Muslims?
Supporting Question 3:
How did Arabic science make contributions to modern advancements?

4. Mathematical Advancements
Arabic numerals
Based on Indian numerals
Became used worldwide
Simplified numerical processes
Al-Khwarizmi
Pioneered algebra
Find unknown quantities
Trade, marriage, inheritance
Al-Khwarizmi

5. Medical Advancements Muhammad al-Razi Ibn Sina
Head physician, Baghdad hospital
Researched measles and smallpox.
Treat mind and body
Ibn Sina
Encyclopedia of diagnosing and treating diseases
Provided prescriptions and effects
al-Razi
Ibn Sina

6. Historical and Scientific Advancements
Ibn Khaldun
scientific study of history
Influence of social structures and economics
Influence of bias
Ibn al-Haytham
Creation of optics
Basis of microscopes and telescopes
Ibn Khaldun
Ibn al-Haytham

7. Architectural Advancements
Dome constructions
Mosques
Decorations
Calligraphy
Dome of the Rock

8. Banking Advancements
Credit
Banks
Checks
Exchange rates for currency

9. Supporting Questions
Supporting Question 1: How did Islam spread so rapidly between AD 610 and AD 750?
Supporting Question 2: Did Islam truly unite Muslims?
Supporting Question 3:
How did Arabic science make contributions to modern advancements?

10. Close Read Expectations
Work with your groups to answer each question, one by one
Only move on to next question when EVERYBODY in group agrees and has completed answers
You will have until 10 minutes before the end of class to work through the questions
There are 9 questions in total

11. Question 1
Between lines 12 and 13, the author asserts, “Arabic science thrived…thanks to an ‘incredibly complex concatenation of circumstances.’” According to lines 15 to 44, what are the FOUR interconnecting circumstances that allowed Arabic science to thrive during the Golden Age of Islam?

12. Question 2
How did EACH of the four interconnecting circumstances help Arabic science to thrive during the Golden Age of Islam?

13. Question 3
According to the author, why might it be possible to credit Islam, as a religion, with advancing Arabic science during the Golden Age of Islam?

14. Question 4
In line 55 and 56, the author says that the entire Greek “corpus” was translated into Arabic. Based on the context, how would you define the word, “corpus”? What clues from the text helped you define the word?

15. Question 5
In line 58, the author asserts the translation movement was inspired by three factors. According to lines 58 to 77, what were these three factors?

16. Question 6
According to author, why did the translation movement have worldwide significance? Support your answer with a piece of evidence from the text.

17. Question 7
Why would the fragmentation of the Abbasid Empire contribute to the decline of Arabic science? (Hint: Review your answers to questions 1 and 2).

18. Question 8
What supporting details does the author include to help readers understand how the Ash’arism school of thought contributed to the decline of Arabic science?

19. Question 9
“Diffusion” is the process by which the elements of one culture are integrated into another. How can Arabic science in the Islamic Golden Age be viewed as the product of diffusion? Support your answer with a piece of evidence from the text.

20. Class Discussion
How was Arabic science able to make contributions to modern advancements?

21. Reasons for Arabic Science Advancements
Material wealth:
Conquered other civilizations
Assimilated their tech/ideas
Political and linguistic unity:
Shared language and ideologies = easier communication
Urbanization:
Places for masses to congregate
Paper:
Borrowed from China
Easy to reproduce knowledge
Depiction of House of Wisdom in Baghdad

22. Translation Movement Purpose: Reasons for translation movement:
Translate Greek texts into Arabic
Preserve ancient knowledge for future
Add to it
Reasons for translation movement:
Practical purpose
Greek a common language
Gain support among Persians

23. Decline of Arabic Science
Downfall of Abbasid Empire
1258
Previous unity broken apart
Information no longer shared as easily
Ash’arism school of thought
Reasoning is anti-Islam
Harms devotion
Offends Allah’s will

24. Key Take Away: Diffusion
Arabic advancements show power of diffusion:
Process of cultures adopting and using products of other cultures
Use of Chinese paper
Use of Indian numbers
Use of Greek texts
All result in advancement of science the world benefits from

25. Reminders Open House Tonight At 6:00 Writing Assessment on Friday
Argumentative paragraph due in one week