SS Chapter 9 - Muslim Innovations & adaptations

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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


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