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Chapter 10 The Muslim World

Chapter 10 The Muslim World. Section 3 Muslim Culture Pages 273 - 279. Muslim Culture – Muslim Society. The Rise of Muslim Cities Leading cities include Damascus, Baghdad, Córdoba, Cairo, Jerusalem Baghdad, impressive Abbasid capital; population around one million.

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Chapter 10 The Muslim World

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  1. Chapter 10The Muslim World Section 3 Muslim Culture Pages 273 - 279

  2. Muslim Culture – Muslim Society • The Rise of Muslim Cities • Leading cities include Damascus, Baghdad, Córdoba, Cairo, Jerusalem • Baghdad, impressive Abbasid capital; population around one million

  3. Muslim Culture – Muslim Society • Four Social Classes • Muslim society: Muslims at birth, converts, protected people, slaves • “Protected people” were Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians

  4. Muslim Culture – Muslim Society • Role of Women • Women enjoy some rights but expected to submit to men • Women’s responsibilities vary with husbands’ income

  5. Muslim Culture – Muslim Scholarship Extends Knowledge • Muslims Support Learning • Muslims use scientific knowledge to help fulfill religious duties • Muhammad valued power of learning, study, scholarship • Muslim scholars preserve and translate scientific, philosophical texts • House of Wisdom—Bagdad institute: library, academy, translation center

  6. Muslim Culture – Art and Sciences Flourish • Muslim Literature • Qu’ran is standard for Arabic literature; praise for Muhammad, Islam • Abbasid caliphate poets write of nature, life, and love • Popular literature includes The Thousand and One Nights

  7. Muslim Culture – Art and Sciences Flourish • Muslim Art and Architecture • Islam discourages images of living things, artists turn to calligraphy • Calligraphy—art of beautiful handwriting • Architecture of Muslim mosques is blend of many cultures

  8. Muslim Culture – Art and Sciences Flourish • Medical Advances • Persian al-Razi is greatest physician, from 500 to 1500 • Al-Razi writes encyclopedia of medical knowledge

  9. Muslim Culture – Art and Sciences Flourish • Math and Science Stretch Horizons • Muslim scientists solve problems through experimentation • Al-Khwarizmi develops algebra and writes textbook • Mathematician Ibn al-Haytham changes ideas about vision

  10. Muslim Culture – Philosophy and Religion Blend Views • Scholars Promote New Ideas • Ibn Rushd is criticized for blending Greek philosophy with Islam • Jewish philosopher Maimonides faces opposition for his ideas • Blends philosophy, religion, science in The Guide for the Perplexed

  11. Muslim Culture – Philosophy and Religion Blend Views • The “Ideal Man” • Muslims recognize values of many cultures; enjoy a blended culture • Emerging Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal empires reflect Muslim culture

  12. Homework • Read pages 376 – 378 • Page 378 – Examining the issues

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