1. Islamic Empire

2. Map of Islamic Empire

3. Geography: Why is it important?
Spread to 3 continents: Africa, Europe and Asia
Creation of Baghdad as major city 762

4. Muslims stopped by Frankish Empire (decedents of Charlemagne
The Battle of Tours (732)
Muslims stopped by Frankish Empire (decedents of Charlemagne

5. Why was it nice to live in Islamic Empire?
allowed tolerance of other religions use education to convert
o included those conquered
Suleiman the Magnificent  Golden Age leader

6. Social Classes in Islamic Empire
1) Muslims at birth
2) Converted to Muslim
3) Protected people, Jews, Christians, and others
4) Slaves

7. Crusades Muslims took over Jerusalem in 637 ad
The outlaw of Christians in 1093 and Muslim expansion spark European Crusades

8. Constantinople (Rome)  now its Istanbul (Turks)
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople
Been a long time gone
Old Constantinople's still has Turkish delight
On a moonlight night
Evr'y gal in Constantinople
Is a Miss-stanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it, I can't say
(People just liked it better that way)
Take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks'

9. The Islamic Empires The Rashidun Caliphate (632–661)
The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) - Successor of the Rashidun Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258) - Successor of the Umayyad Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate (910–1171)
The Mamluk Caliphate (Bahri dynasty then preceded by Burji dynasty) (1250–1517)
The Ottoman Caliphate (1299–1923)

10. Accomplishments of the Islamic Empire
Preservation:
Greek and Roman literature
Medical knowledge
First medical encyclopedia
Symptoms & cures
Quarantine
Hospitals

11. What is so significant about this medical knowledge?

12. Education Building of Universities--> Foster Education
Building of Libraries

13. Math:
Algebra
Arabic Numbers 1,2,3…..( no more roman numerals)

14. Technology:
Astrolabe- instrument used for relation to stars, calculate time, events, positions (like a compass)
Why is the astrolabe an important invention?

15. Writing/art
Calligraphy and Geometric design

16. SO Why does this all matter? What is the big picture?
Cultural diffusion --> through Crusades- leads Europe out of dark ages, increase Islamic wealth through trade
Islam empire preserved material otherwise would have been lost to the world.
Muslim way of assimilation allows others not to be threatened by religion and allows other to convert willingly
Technology leads to Age of Exploration
Way of thinking of science helps lead to Renaissance in Europe