SS Chapter 9 - Muslim Innovations & adaptations
What factors combined to promote learning in the Muslim lands?
A shared language and a love learning - allowed them to exchange ideas.
philosopher
a scholar, teacher, or thinker who seeks knowledge
immortal
able to live forever
Compass
allows people to identify direction
Muslims made these contributions to Zoology
1) Books about structure of animals 2) How to make medicine
muslims made this accomplishment related to Geography and Navigation
1) Divided world into climate zones, 2) earths circumferences 3) accurate maps
Muslims made these contributions to Astronomy
1) Used compasses and astrolabes 2) Realized that the earth rotated.
Adaptation
A change made to an existing objector way of doing things.
Astrolabe
Device for computing time based on the location of the sun or stars; position of objects in the sky to pinpoint their location.
Describe how mosques are designed
Has a minaret for the call to prayer. Walled courtyard outside.
Mosque
Muslim house of worship
Al-Khwarizmi
Muslim scholar of Astronomy and mathematics - father of algebra
Innovation
Something new or an improvement
Cultural diffusion
The spread of cultural elements from one society to another
How did Muslim philosophers follow the example of Greek scholars?
They used reason and logic to try to prove important truths.
Arabic
main language of the muslim empire
Baghdad
one of the most glorious Muslim cities. Took 100,000 workers to build this new capital, round city, center of trade.
Zoology
scientific study of animals
astronomy
study of objects in the universe
evolution
the slow process of change in plants and animals from simpler forms to move complicated.
Muslims made this advance to take advantage of scare water resources
they built canals and water wheels to bring water where it is needed