Golden Age Flashcards
Dar-al Islam
Abode of Islam
“Seek knowledge, even as far as China “
Paper empire –> education and knowledge
Preserve, add to, pass on
Adaption and spreading of ideas
Islam, Arabic, cities
The golden age still lives on
Arabesque
An intricate design composed of curved lines
Calligraphy
The art of fine writing
Minarets
Slender towers of a mosque
Architecture
Geometric designs i.e. dome of the rock
Business: DINAR & SAKK
Dinar - coins
SAKK - check
Methods of banking
Learning: “the ink of a scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr”
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Algebra
Al-khwdrizimi - set standards
Medicine
Hospitals with set up, studied diseases
Astrolabe/Lateen sail
Device that used the stars to find direction
Pax Islamica
The Golden age of Islam