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Homework . I-5 due tomorrow Quiz on Islam Monday (review sheet posted on the website) . Aim: What were the major intellectual and cultural contributions of the Muslim Empire?. 3. What contributions did Muslims make in the fields of math and science, especially in medicine? .

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  1. Homework • I-5 due tomorrow • Quiz on Islam Monday (review sheet posted on the website)

  2. Aim: What were the major intellectual and cultural contributions of the Muslim Empire? 3. What contributions did Muslims make in the fields of math and science, especially in medicine?

  3. Islamic Learning and Culture Math, Science and Medicine - Muhammad al-Razi: Wrote pioneering studies on measles and smallpox. “Treat the mind as well as the body.” - IbnSina / Avicenna (Europe):Canon on Medicine, Combines knowledge of Greeks and Arabs to treat diseases, discusses the contagious nature of diseases,4,000 prescriptions. - Used Arabic numerals (0-10), made advances in algebra and trigonometry, studied astronomy.

  4. Islamic Culture and Learning 4. What was the significance of Islamic individuals taking up the use of paper? Development of Literature: • Omar Khayyam writes The Rubaiyat: Collection of poems on fate and the fleeting nature of life.

  5. Islamic Culture and Learning • Passage from The Rubaiyat: “The Moving Finger writes, and having writ, Moves on; nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line, Nor all your Tears wash out a word of it.” What do you think this quote is saying about life?

  6. Islamic Learning and Culture -IbnRushd (Averroes in Europe): Philosopher in Spain, put all knowledge except Qur’an to the test of reason.

  7. Islamic Learning and Culture • Arabian Nights:Romances, fables, adventures and humorous anecdotes gathered from all over the Empire. Inspiration for “Aladdin and His Magic Lamp,” “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.”

  8. Islamic Learning and Culture 5. Which city in Spain served as the example of Islamic culture to the people of Europe? What were its major accomplishments How did it compare to European cities of the time period?

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