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21 Cards in this Set
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Contributors of Islamic culture are: |
1. Arabs 2. Persians 3. Turks |
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What helped promote learning |
The acceptance of Islamic language |
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Baghdad & Cairo became very important because.. |
They were major centers for learning |
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Muslim philosophers used__________ & ___________ to try to prove important truths |
Reason & logic |
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9th century Arab philosopher tried to make reason & logical proof agree with his faith. He used 2 sources of knowledge. They were: |
1. Reason 2. Revelation by God |
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Isn sina believed |
1. All knowledge came from God 2. The truth could be known through revelation & reason 3. The soul is immoral |
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How did Muslims have a practical use for astronomy? |
Navigation tools were used to locate the direction of Makkah |
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What is a device for computing time based on the location of the sun or the stars? |
The astrolabe-it could help sailors at sea pinpoint their location |
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Muslims spread the concept of zero. Zero.. |
1. Comes from an Indian concept 2. Is an Arabic word meaning something empty |
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Mathematically, Muslims made adaptations to |
Algebra |
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Muslim doctors established |
The worlds first hospitals |
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Ibn sina was a great doctor. He had been called the prince of physicians because |
He wrote an important medical book that explored the treatment of diseases |
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Bookmaker mg encouraged |
The growth of Muslims literature |
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What is one thousand and one nights? |
A collection of stories that originally came from many places like India, Persia, & other places in the Middle East |
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Sufism( Islamic mysticism) is |
A type of religious practices that involves intense personal experiences of God, rather than routine performances of rituals |
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Muslims rejected the use of images of _________ or ____________ in their visual art, especially religious art. Instead artist turned to shapes and patterns found in__________ & ___________ to creat marvelous designs & decorations |
Humans or animals Nature & geometry |
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Arabesque is __________. It takes its beauty from the_____________. |
A type of design Natural world |
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An example of arabesque art is |
Stems, leaves, flowers, & tendrils into elegant patterns that are repeated over & over again |
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The highest forms of decorative art for Muslims is |
Calligraphy |
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Ziryab established |
The first conservatory (music school) |
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Muslims learned the game of chess and improved it |
This is called adaptation |
