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11 Cards in this Set
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Ibn-Rushd
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Arabic philosopher
lived in Cordoba and wrote a commentary on all of Aristotle's surviving works |
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astrolabe
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instrumental used by sailors to determine their location by observing the positions of stars and planets
made possible for Europeans to sail to Americas Muslims perfected it |
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Ibn Sina
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Muslim philosopher and scientist
wrote a medical encyclopedia that stressed the contagious nature of certain diseases showed how diseases spread by contamination in water became the basic medical dictionary for students in Europe work translated to Latin |
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Ibn-Khaldun
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most prominent Muslim historian who lived in the 14th century
wrote Muqaddinah (Introduction to history) Said that civilizations go through a basic cycle |
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Omar Khayyan
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wrote the Rubaiyat and the 1001 Nights (or the Arabian Nights)
Most prominent Middle Eastern literature poet, astronomer, and mathematician wondered about the meaning of life |
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Samara
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the great mosque in present-day Iran
world's largest mosque when it was built (848-852) |
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minaret
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most famous section of the Samara
tower from which the muezzin called the faithful to prayer each day it was 90 feet high and had a spiral staircase on the outside of it |
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Muezzin
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crier who called everyone to prayer at the top of the minaret in the Samara
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Alhambra
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finest example of the Islamic palaces
built in the 14th century covered with floral and abstract patterns (decorations) Much of the decorations is plasterwork that is so fine, it looks like lace Great example of Islamic art |
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Granada
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place in Spain where the Alhambra is
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arabesques
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geometric patterns that completely covered the surface of objects as decoration
they were mostly made up of Arabic letters, natural plants, and abstract figures |
