The Spread of Islam

World History Lecture Notes The Spread of Islam Lesson Objective: Chapter 4, Section 3 “______”

MAIN IDEAS 1. Muslim scholars made advances in various fields of ______and ______. 2. Islam influenced styles of ______and the ______.

SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY • Islamic scholars made great advances in ______, ______, ______, and ______. • Scholars at ______and ______translated ancient Greek and other writings on these subjects into Arabic. • A common ______helped scholars share research. • Scientists built many ______to further their knowledge of astronomy. • Muslim scientists also improved the ______, which the Greeks had invented to chart the position of the stars. • The astrolabe would later be used in sea ______. • As people learned to use the stars to calculate time and location, Muslim merchants and explorers traveled more widely than ever, particularly the great explorer ______. • Muslim ______made more accurate maps, and created better ways of calculating distances. It was a Muslim mathematician who invented ______. • The greatest Islamic advances were in ______. • Muslims added greatly to ______and ______medicine. • They developed tests to qualify ______before they could treat people. • They made the first organized list of ______and their effects, and started the first school of ______. • A doctor named ______discovered how to diagnose and treat the deadly disease smallpox. • Another doctor______, who was known in the West as Avicenna, wrote a medical ______that was used widely throughout Europe for centuries. • A new philosophy also developed called ______(soo-fi-zuhm). Sufis sought a personal relationship with God.

Identify What device invented by the Greeks to help sailors did the Muslims improve upon?

Recall What was one benefit of Muslim advances in astronomy? World History Lecture Notes Finding Main Ideas Name one way in which advances in science and geography changed the world in the 1100s?

Identify What important contribution did Muslim mathematician al-Khwarizimi make?

Define In your own words, define Sufism?

Evaluate What do you think was the most important advance that Muslim scholars made in math or science? Why?

LITERATURE & THE ARTS • ______and ______were popular among Muslims. • The collection of stories called ______and ______still one of the best-loved books in the world. • Sufi poets were popular, including the famous ______. • ______achievements included many mosques. • Rulers liked to be ______and help to fund the design and construction of beautiful mosques. • The main part of the mosque is a huge ______where thousands of people gather to ______. • Often mosques have a large dome and a ______. • Islam does not allow artists to show ______or ______. • Muslims believe only ______can create humans and animals or their images. • Partly for this reason, Muslim artists turned to ______, or decorative writing, into an art form.

Identify What forms of literature were most often read by Muslims?

Define What Muslim collection of short stories is still popular today, and who are some of the well-known characters in these stories?

Evaluate How do the short stories in The Thousand and One Nights reflect the diversity of the Muslim world? World History Lecture Notes

Make Generalizations What are some characteristic features of mosques?