MUSLIM WORLD Flashcards
What is Astrolabe?
Instrument to calculate time, earth movements, and position (find Mecca)
What was the armillary sphere?
Device to calculate day, time of year
What is calligraphy?
Ornamental writing (Muslim’s use as an art form)
Who was al-Razi?
Greatest physician of the Muslim World
Who was al-Khwarizmi?
“Father of Algebra”
Who was Ibn al-Haytham?
Wrote Optics (book about vision) and his studies were used to develop lenses for telescopes/microscopes
Who was Ibn Rushd?
Great Muslim philosopher
What was Fatimid?
Caliphate (Kingdom) formed by Shite Muslims who claimed descent from Mohammad’s daughter
What was sunna?
Model for living-Sunni Muslims think leaders should follow Mohammad’s example
Who was Shari’a?
Quran and Sunna combine to make Sharia (regulates family life, moral conduct, business)
