1. GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM – THE ABBASIDS 750-1258 CE Ms. A. Kostro Forest Hills High School

7. SUFI The mystical branch of Islam. The whirling dervishes of Turkey are their most famous representatives. Because of its mystical leanings it fit in well with Hindu mysticism.

10. INSPIRATION FROM ARISTOTLE? Caliph al Mamun, after having a dream where he was visited by Aristotle, was inspired to collect the great works of the classical world and translate them into Arabic. By 830, the caliph had set up the “House of Wisdom” a library and university in Baghdad. During the Abbasid period, scholars made advances in economics, art, literature, and science.