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Title: Islamic Achievements Activity


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Islamic Achievements Activity
  • For each slide, guess what area of achievement
    you think the image is depicting. You will see
    the actually answers as we continue.

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Islamic Achievements
  • Number System
  • Islamic scholars borrowed Indian number system
    spread it through Mediterranean
  • Arabic numbers include groups of ten concept
    of zero
  • 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, etc.
  • I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, etc.

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Islamic Achievements
  • Algebra
  • Developed Al-Jabar (algebra) to solve difficult
    mathematical problems
  • Substitute x, y, z for numbers in order to solve
    math problems

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Islamic Achievements
  • Chemistry
  • Islamic scholars were the 1st to separate
    chemical compounds from one another
  • Led to developments in modern chemistry

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Islamic Achievements
  • Navigation
  • Astrolabesailors could reliably determine
    location by using the fixed position of stars
  • Lateen sailtriangular sails allowed merchants to
    sail with and into the wind

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Islamic Achievements
  • Banking
  • Muslim caliphs created banks throughout the
    empire that extended credit to merchants
  • Muslim trade grew because merchants could cash
    checks in any Islamic bank in the empire

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Islamic Achievements
  • Education
  • Scholars translated Greek, Persian, Indian,
    Arabic texts in the House of Wisdom
  • This open-mindedness kept alive many Greek ideas
    that would have died otherwise

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Islamic Achievements
  • Art
  • Muslim artists used geometric floral designs
    rather than painting people or animals
  • Left very unique artistic style
  • Calligraphy is a beautiful writing style that
    shows honor for the written material

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Islamic Achievements
  • Chess
  • Indian game made popular by Muslims offered an
    intellectual challenge

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Islamic Achievements
  • Literature
  • Poetry considered to be greatest Islamic artistic
    style usually sung kept short
  • Arabian Nights is a collection of folktales about
    a genie in magical lamp

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Islamic Achievements
  • Architecture
  • Muslims built beautiful mosques to show respect
    for Allah
  • Used domes, columns, golden writing, geometric
    designs
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