ASTROLABE Used to figure location, direction, and time of day.Used to figure location, direction,...

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ASTROLABE ASTROLABE Used to figure Used to figure location, location, direction, and direction, and time of day. time of day. Greeks invented Greeks invented it, Muslims it, Muslims improved. improved. Led to Led to exploration of exploration of the seas. the seas.

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ASTROLABEASTROLABE

• Used to figure Used to figure location, direction, location, direction, and time of day.and time of day.

• Greeks invented it, Greeks invented it, Muslims improved.Muslims improved.

• Led to exploration of Led to exploration of the seas.the seas.

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ASTRONOMYASTRONOMY

• Built observatories Built observatories that led to better that led to better understanding of understanding of time and clock time and clock making.making.

• Led to better ways Led to better ways of calculating of calculating distance for trade distance for trade and exploration.and exploration.

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GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

• Ibn Battutah Ibn Battutah traveled widely and traveled widely and made maps along made maps along the way.the way.

• Al-Idrisi wrote a Al-Idrisi wrote a geography book - geography book - discovered that land discovered that land did not go all the did not go all the way around the way around the Indian Ocean.Indian Ocean.

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MATHMATH

• Combined the Indian Combined the Indian number system and number system and zero with the Greek zero with the Greek science of math.science of math.

• Al-Khwarizmi wrote Al-Khwarizmi wrote a book called “al-a book called “al-jabr” or “jabr” or “algebraalgebra”.”.

• Arabic numerals.Arabic numerals.

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MEDICINEMEDICINE

• Ar-Razi discovered how to treat deadly smallpox.

• Ibn-Sina wrote a medical encyclopedia - one of the most famous books in the history of medicine.

• Created tests for doctors to take before they could treat people.

• Started the first pharmacy school.

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LITERATURELITERATURE

• Poetry Poetry • Short stories – Short stories –

Arabian Nights is a Arabian Nights is a famous book today.famous book today.

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PHILOSOPHYPHILOSOPHY

• Sufism had a strong Sufism had a strong impact on Islam.impact on Islam.

• Focuses on spiritual Focuses on spiritual issues.issues.

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ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE

• Blue Mosque in Blue Mosque in IstanbulIstanbul

• The Great Mosque in The Great Mosque in CordobaCordoba

• Taj Mahal in IndiaTaj Mahal in India