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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

LITERATURELITERATURE

• Poetry Poetry • Short stories – Short stories –

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

PHILOSOPHYPHILOSOPHY

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

• Focuses on spiritual Focuses on spiritual issues.issues.

ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE

• Blue Mosque in Blue Mosque in IstanbulIstanbul

• The Great Mosque in The Great Mosque in CordobaCordoba

• Taj Mahal in IndiaTaj Mahal in India