2. Tuesday 10/14 wk 10 1. What was the House of Wisdom? 2. Why do Muslims call Jews and Christians “people of the book”?

3. Muslim Rule in Spain Ch 4L3 Pg 131

4. Muslim Rulers MMMMuhammad 1111st four Caliphs AAAAbu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali UUUUmayyads LLLLast Umayyad leaders were murdered except for Abd al-Rahman who ran away to Spain AAAAbbasids CCCContinued ruling eastern portion of Muslim Empire

5. Muslim Spain

6. Córdoba  capital city of al-Andalus (Muslim Spain)

7. Córdoba  largest city in Western Europe  paved streets

8. Córdoba  largest city in Western Europe  paved streets

9. Córdoba  public baths  fountains  gardens  prosperous economy ($$$)  streets lit by lamps at night

10. A Great Cultural Center  70 libraries  largest library had 400,000 books  caliphs of Córdoba wanted to outshine the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad

11. A Golden Age in the West mathematicsgeography astronomy philosophy medicine

12. Mathematics  Used math to create more accurate calendars

13. Astronomy  developed tables that showed the location of the sun and other planets at different times of the year

14. Geography  Al-Idrisi  wrote an encyclopedia of geographic knowledge  contained 70 maps and descriptions of the geography of many world regions

15. Medicine  al-Zahrawi  wrote medical encyclopedia  covered topics such as surgery and how to care for and repair teeth

16. Philosophy  the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct  Ibn Rushd  studied Plato and Aristotle  his work helped reintroduce classical Greek philosophy to Europe

17. A Golden Age for Jews  Jews were persecuted by Christian  The Muslims tolerated “people of the book”  Jews and Christians  Many Jews who faced persecution came to al-Andalus

18. A Golden Age for Jews  Maimonides  Jewish Scholar  wrote and taught many subjects including religion, science and medicine  The Guide for the Perplexed