early Medieval and Islamic science

Question 1

four humours

Answer 1

blood - air
wet
phlegm- water 
cold
black bile - earth 
dry
yellow bile - fire
hot

Question 2

epicurianism

Answer 2

4/3rd c. bce atomic materialism like Democritus

Question 3

Lucretius

Answer 3

infinite universe made of matter and void. mind/soul does not exist after death. gods dont interfere. do not fear death. enjoy life.

Question 4

recipe for a good life via lucretius

Answer 4

understand the world and nature of reality.
Rationally manage pleasure- no excesses
Embrace tranquility, modesty, satisfaction.
Bear pain with equanimity and deal with it by focusing on past pleasures. If youre about to die, you will soon cease to hurt.

Question 5

Natural History. (enourmous encyclopedia)

Answer 5

• compendium of information from thousands of classical sources
• information over analysis
• covered anthropology, cosmology, astronomy, geography, zoology, botany, etc.
• some marvelous things

Question 6

Baghdad

Answer 6

center of islamic world, intellectually, economically.

Question 7

astrology

Answer 7

important for islamic rulers. need math, greek classical texts, massive translatiopn project.

Question 8

Ulugh beg

Answer 8

1393- 1449 wikipedia the nigga

Question 9

observatory at samarquand

Answer 9

increased length of sextant

Question 10

ibn al-Shatir 1305-1375

Answer 10

islamic scholar and time keep at mosque. Worked in Damascus. Refined some astronomical instrument. Used double epicycles to eliminate equant.

Question 11

al-Razi

Answer 11

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