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
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While Europe was lost in the Dark Ages, Islam dominated and flourished in all aspects of society.
Golden Age of Islam
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Development of calligraphy-◦Beautiful writing and patterns to decorate buildings and art
Art and architecture:
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Used byzantine knowledge to design domes and arches
Painted people and animals in non-religious art
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Developed advances in algebra and geometry
Math:
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Astronomy◦Accurately recalculated the circumference of the earth
◦Studied eclipses
Science:
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Medicine◦Required doctors to pass difficult tests
◦Set up hospitals with emergency rooms
Studied diseases and wrote medical books
Science
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Established an international
trading network, connecting the
Middle East, Europe, West Africa, India, China and
Southeast Asia
Trade:
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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:
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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:
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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
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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)