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