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24 Cards in this Set
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Contributors to Islamic Culture are:
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1. Arabs
2. Persians 3. Turks |
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Cultural diffusion
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occurs when different societies interact through trade, travel, or even conflict.
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What helped promote learning?
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The acceptance of Islamic language
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Baghdad & Cairo became very important because
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they were major centers for learning
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Following the Greek philosopher, Plato, Muslim philosophers used
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reason & logic to try to prove important truths.
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Al-Kindi, a 9th century Arab philosopher, tried to make reason & logical proof agree with his faith. He used two sources of knowledge. They were:
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1. reason
2. revelation by God |
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Ibn Sina believed
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1. all knowledge came from God
2. The truth could be known through revelation & reason 3. the soul is immortal |
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How did Muslims have a practical use for astronomy?
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Navigational 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?
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The astrolabe-it could help sailors at sea pinpoint their location.
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Muslims spread the concept of zero. Zero
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1. comes from an Indian concept
2. is an Arabic word meaning "something empty" |
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Mathematically, Muslims made adaptations to
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algebra
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Muslim doctors established
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the world's first hospitals
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Ibn Sina was a great doctor. He has been called "the prince of physicians" because
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he wrote an important medical book that explored the treatment of diseases.
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Bookmaking encouraged
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the growth of Muslim literature.
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What is "A Thousand and One Nights?"
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A collection of stories that originally came from many places like India, Persia, & other places in the Middle East. The stories take place in Muslim cities.
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Sufism (Islamic mysticism) is
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a type of religious practice 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.
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humans or animals
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Instead artists turned to shapes and patterns found in _________ & __________ to create marvelous designs & decorations
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nature & geometry
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Arabesque is ______________. It takes its beauty from the ________________.
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a type of design
natural world |
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An example of arabesque art is
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stems, leaves, flowers, & tendrils into elegant patterns that are repeated over & over again.
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The highest form of decorative art for Muslims is
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calligraphy
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Textiles, or manufactured fabrics, were important to Arab people as practical items and trade goods. |
Since fabrics were also often embroidered with gold thread, the clothes showed rank and served as a status symbol in the Muslim world. The caliph and his court wore robes made from the most valuable materials. |
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Ziryab established
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the first conservatory (music school)
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Muslims learned the games of chess and polo and improved both of them.
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This is called adaptation
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