1. Islamic Exploration

2. History of Islam 622: hijra, hegira 630: return to Mecca 632: Death of Muhammad -750 rapid expansion of Islam, Arabic language and culture 622: hijra, hegira 630: return to Mecca 632: Death of Muhammad -750 rapid expansion of Islam, Arabic language and culture

4. Islamic Astronomical Knowledge Inheritors of Greek and Hellenistic knowledge Indian and Persian knowledge Book of Fixed Stars astrolabe Inheritors of Greek and Hellenistic knowledge Indian and Persian knowledge Book of Fixed Stars astrolabe

7. Book of Fixed Stars

8. Early Islamic astrolabe, 10th c, SOAS How to use and astrolabe

9. Islamic cartography Some Persian inheritance –kishvars Inheritors of Greco-Hellenistic knowledge Bahlki school –Production of world maps, regional maps, atlases Ad-Idrisi school Books of Curiosities Some Persian inheritance –kishvars Inheritors of Greco-Hellenistic knowledge Bahlki school –Production of world maps, regional maps, atlases Ad-Idrisi school Books of Curiosities

10. Kishvars

11. Fusion Geography!

16. Islamic Trade Pax Islamica Arab Empire as world’s leading economic power (until 13th c) Trade between Charlemagne and Harun al-Rashid Pax Islamica Arab Empire as world’s leading economic power (until 13th c) Trade between Charlemagne and Harun al-Rashid

18. Islamic Travellers Ibn Battuta (c. 1304-1369) –Rihla Mansa Musa (r. 1312-1330? 1337?) Ibn Battuta (c. 1304-1369) –Rihla Mansa Musa (r. 1312-1330? 1337?)

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