1. Muslim Contributions To The World Unit 2, SSWH 5 b & d

2. How did the religion Islam expand?

3. SSWH 5 b & d
Identify the Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe, and Africa and assess the economic impact of this trade.
Identify the contributions of Islamic scholars in medicine (Ibn Sina) and geography (Ibn Battuta).

4. Trade & Economy
Major sea trading network (Indian Ocean): gave access to Africa.
Land routes connected China, Europe, & India with the Silk Roads
Muslims only needed to speak Arabic to trade & one currency, the Abbasid dinar

5. Continued
Muslims created banks for trade & “sakk” (checks) (prevented travelers from being robbed)
Muslim cities grew because of trade & the economy
Spread culture, religion, languages, clothing, art, architecture

6. Impact on Society Education: Encouraged within Muslim Culture
House of Wisdom—preserves knowledge
Schools of philosophy, medicine, language and large libraries
Medicine: knowledge of Greece, Syria, Arabic, Indian sources
Al-Razi: greatest physicians – wrote books on medicine, Discovered that clean air can help heal you faster

7. Impact on Society Medicine:
Ibn-Sina: Discovered tuberculosis is contagious, can spread through water & soil, person’s emotional health is influenced by the physical health, 1st to describe: Meningitis, parts of the eye, &valves of the heart
Geography:
Ibn-Battuta: Muslim Explorer who traveled over 75, 000 miles and to every Muslim land, detailed map information and worked for foreign leaders

8. Impact on Society Math:
Al-Jabr: wrote a book on a math technique today we call Algebra
Science:
Ibn-Alhazen: wrote a book called Optics
Art:
Calligraphy
The Thousand and One Nights

9. Jot your answers – 1 Minute –
WORD SPLASH
Using these words create a meaningful sentence which explains Muslims contributions to the world.
Silk Road Dinar Sakk Al-Razi
Ibn-Sina Mecca Ibn-Battuta
Arabic
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