1. Muslim Culture
Chapter 10
Section 3

2. Key Terms
House of Wisdom
Caligraphy

3. Muslim Society The rise of Muslim cities
Damascus was the center of learning
Cordoba, Baghdad, Jerusalem
Were symbols of strength
Baghdad the most imprressive

4. Rise of Muslim Cities Baghdad had a circular design 3 protective walls
Caliph’s palace of marble and stone
Market places outside the walls
Population 1 million

5. Four Social Classes Upper class- Muslim at birth
Converts to Muslim were second class
Protected people- Jews and Christians were third class
Slaves were the lowest class

6. Role of Women Qur’an says men are the mangers of women’s affairs
“righteous women were obedient”
Men and women are equal as believers
Muslim women had more economic and property rights than Europeans

7. Role of Women Expected to submit to men
To divorce his wife a man had to say ‘I dismiss thee” three times
Divorce final n three months

8. Role of Women Responsibilities varied by income
Wife of a poor man worked the fields
Wealthier supervised servants
Women had access to education
Women raised then children
Over time women became more isolated

9. Muslim Scholarship Extends Knowledge
Rulers wanted qualified physicians to take care of them
Mathematicians and astronomers to calculate times for prayer
Quest for truth

10. Muslim Scholarship Extends Knowledge
Muhammad supported scholarship
Muslim leaders saved the knowledge after the fall of Rome
Umayyads and Abbisads collected and translated knowledge
House of Wisdom

11. Arts and Science Flourish
Researchers, editors, linguists, and technical advisors
Developed standards for research
Some used Greek ideas in a new way
Would set the stage for medieval learning

12. Muslim Literature Qur’an is the standard of Arabic literature
Literature was strong- stories of life in the desert.
Stories of India and Persia
Stories from the 10 century

13. Muslim Art and Architecture
Only Allah can create life images
Calligraphy- art of beautiful handwriting
Decorative woodwork, glass, ceramics, textiles
Building created a cultural blending

14. Medical Advances Medicine, mathematics, astronomy
Relied on scientific observation and experimentation
Muslims liked to conduct experiments
Al-Razi- greatest physician of the time wrote paper on small pox and clean air

15. Math and Science Stretch Horizons
Believe that math was the basis of all knowledge
Algebra- art of bringing unknowns together
Ibn-al-Haytham- wrote on book on how we see
Study on optics used for telescopes and microscopes

16. Philosophy and Religion Blend Views
Translated Greek works
Some tried to blend Greek and Muslim
‘The ideal man”
Morally perfect
East Persian
Arab in faith
Iraq education
Hebrew in business
Disciple of Christ in conduct
Pious as a Greek monk

17. Lasted for three empires
Ottoman
Safavid
Mughal
Muslim scholars would be used at the beginning of the Renaissance