while europe was lost in the dark ages, islam dominated and flourished in all aspects of society
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The Golden Age of Islam
While Europe was lost in the Dark Ages, Islam dominated and flourished in all aspects of society.
Golden Age of Islam
Development of calligraphy-◦Beautiful writing and patterns to decorate buildings and art
Art and architecture:
Used byzantine knowledge to design domes and arches
Painted people and animals in non-religious art
Developed advances in algebra and geometry
Math:
Astronomy◦Accurately recalculated the circumference of the earth
◦Studied eclipses
Science:
Medicine◦Required doctors to pass difficult tests
◦Set up hospitals with emergency rooms
Studied diseases and wrote medical books
Science
Established an international
trading network, connecting the
Middle East, Europe, West Africa, India, China and
Southeast Asia
Trade:
Considered the Quran (Koran) the most important piece of Arabic Literature
Created great work philosophy, poetry, and fictional tales◦Ex.) Aladdin, Thousand and One Nights
Literature:
Established universities and libraries in Cairo, Egypt; Baghdad, Iraq; Cordoba, Spain; and Timbuktu, West Africa
House of Wisdom
Scholars worked at preserving, translating, and advancing Greco-Roman, Egyptian, and Indian knowledge
Education:
Crusades (1100 AD- 1300 AD)
Demonstrated the superiority of Muslim technology and the impact of Islamic culture on the Middle East in their defeat of the Christians
Long term impact: renewed trade and cultural contracts with Europeans. This propelled Europe into the Renaissance.
Crusades and the End of a Golden Age
Around 1200 AD the Abbasid Dynasty began to decline
Ethnic differences◦Muslim groups did
not get along with Arabs, Persians, or the Turks
Crusades weakened rule
Attacks by the Mongols◦Captured the city of Baghdad
End of the Golden Age (Fall of Abbasids)