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Class A Golden Ages of Global History
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ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE (600-1600)
MESOAMERICAN EMPIRES (200-1500)
AFRICAN TRADING KINGDOMS (800-1600)
MONGOL EMPIRE (1200-1400)
OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1500-1800)
CHINAS GOLDEN AGE (500-1200)
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Golden Age of Islam
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ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE (600-1600)
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Islamic Society and Its People

Powers and Laws
Knowledge
Golden Age Of Islamic Culture

The Rise of Commerce

Major Beliefs
Locations
Review Questions
Bibliography
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Abu-Bakr stared to take action when Some tribes
in the Arabian Peninsula stopped following
Islam. Other didnt want to pay the taxes. Some
people declared prophets. Abu-Bakr used the
military force to have control and make the
Muslim Community follow Muhammads successors.
After Muhammad died the community of Muslims
needed a leader . Abu- Bakr was the first caliph
in 632, he was elected by the Muslim community
because he supported and followed what Muhammad
promised.
Islamic Government
In 634 Abu-Bakr died but he left a good army, for
that was so easy for the second Caliph because
the strong army Unmoor conquered Syria and Lower
Egypt.
The Islamic Government believed and used
military force to reassert the authority in the
Muslim Community .
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Social Structure
Role of women
Islamic society

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Muslim Women

• In religion women and men are equal as believers,
  however women needed to be obedient to their
  husbands in their daily life.
• Muslim women had legal rights concerning
  marriage, family, and property.
• Muslim women had more rights compared to
• European women.

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Muslim Society

• Four social classes
• In the upper class were Muslim at birth
• In the second class were convert to Islam
• In the third class the were protected people
• In the lowest class were the slaves

• Behavior of Arabs
• Arabs were respectful towards
• the people they conquered.
• Arabs allowed Jews and Christians
• to practice their own religion.

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Economy
Capital Market Economy
Commerce
Industrial Growth
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Capital Market Economy

• The capitalist economic system was rooted
  between the 8th and 12th centuries in Europe . It
  was often called the Islamic capitalism.

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Commerce

• They were used the sea to trade in order to make
  money.

• They were connected to China, India and Europe.

Europe
China
India
That really helped them to improve their economy!
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Industrial Growth

• The Muslims developed banks for their money.
• They became rich because they respected others.
• They controlled the trade in the most important
  ports of the ocean.

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Religions
During The Islamic Golden Age There Were Three
Main Monotheistic Religions
Islam 570-632 CE
Judaism 1500-1350 BCE
Christianity 1-33 CE
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Islam Is the second largest monotheistic
religion. This religion was founded by the
prophet Muhammad in the 7 century. People who
practice this religion are called Muslims .
Allah Is the name that Muslims gave to their God
Quran Is the holy book of Islam. The context of
this book was written by the prophet Muhammad.
Muhammad Was a wealthy businessman. He was also
the founder of Islam. During the Islamic Golden
Age he spread the Islam message around the world.
Lots of people accepted the message of Islam for
economic reasons. Lots of rich and merchants
Muslims, only open new trade routes. Muslims
didnt have to pay taxes for poll. While Jews
and Christians had to
The 5 Pillars Five of the most important Islamic
beliefs are the 5 pillars. These are five duties
that believes are committed to follow. These are
five laws are Faith Prayer Alms
Pilgrimage Fasting
Islam
Mosque Is the name of the holy place where
Muslims worship their God Allah
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Legacy
Medicine
Math Science
Art
Literature
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Medicine

• During the Islamic Golden Age, Muslims discovered
  that some sicknesses are contagious, or a disease
  can pass from one person to another.

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Math Science

• Muslims learned math from Hindus, Indian, so they
  expanded on what they learned from other people.
• Arab astronomers discovered that the earth is
  round and they guessed that it was about 25,000
  miles around. According to the book World History
  An Arab geographer was the first to put a map
  on a ball to show the right shape of the earth
  An Arab named Jabir discovered. chemistry.

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Literature

• Many Arab artists preferred to write poems about
  the beauty of nature and love. One of the best
  Muslim poets was Omar Khayyam who wrote The
  Rubaiyat.

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Art

• Islamic art doesnt show people or animals in the
  pictures. Islamic art was about decorating
  mosques, or Muslim place of worship, with
  beautiful symbols and writing.

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Islamic Expansion
During the Golden Ages of the Islam, the religion
expanded over south west Asia, Middle East, and
between North Africa.
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The holy city of Islam is Mecca. It is
located in south western Asia Saudi Arabia is
boarded by the Red Sea, and the Arabian sea. The
remainder of land is desert.
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There are a lots of deserts in Saudi Arabia.
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Review Questions

• How many social classes were there in the Islamic
  Golden Age?

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2. Was everyone equal during the Islamic Golden
Age?
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3. What other religions were practiced during
this Golden Age?
4. How did people benefit from the Islamic
religion?
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5. What ocean is Saudi Arabia bordered by?
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6. Where is Saudi Arabia located?
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7. Why was it so important to have respect from
other people at that time?
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8. What helped merchants improve their economy?
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9. How did Math contribute to the knowledge of
people?
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10. How important was art for the Islamic Golden
Age?
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11.What happened after Muhammad died?
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There were 4 social classes, the first class were
the Muslim at birth, in the second class were the
converts to Islam, in the third class were the
protected people, and in the lowest class were
the slaves.
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Men and women were equal as believers in the
religion, but women need to be obedient to their
husbands in their daily life.
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During the Islamic Golden ages there were three
monotheistic religions that were practiced Islam,
Christianity and Judaism.
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Lots of people accepted the message of Islam for
economic reasons. Lots of rich merchants became
Muslims only to open the door to new trades
routes.
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Saudi Arabia is bordered by the Red Sea and the
Arabian Sea.
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Saudi Arabia is located in South West Asia.
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The Islamic people improved their economy by
making trade by the ocean.
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Math that was created in the Islamic Golden Age
contributed with the knowledge of people
because people learned new things from it , like
algebra and decimals.
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Art was important because it was connected with
the religion. The Islamic people drew symbols in
the mosques about the religion.
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Bibliography
Books

• Beck, Roger and Linda Black, Larry S. Krieger,
  Phillip C. Naylor, Dahlia Ibo Shabaka. World
  History Patterns of Interaction. Evanston, IL
  McDougal Littell, 1999.
• King Wayne and Marcel Lewinski. World History.
  Circle Pines, Minnesota American Guidance
  Service, Inc.

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Created By
Ariel Bastardo
Julibel Alejo
Stephanie
Ismary Muñoz
Jose M. Salcedo
November 20, 2007 Class A
Alpha Jejote
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