Education

1. Culture of Islam

2. • Internal fighting led to a new Muslim Dynasty
called Umayyad Caliphate
• The Umayyad Caliphate moved the capital to
Damascus

3. Abbassid Caliphate
• The Umayyads were defeated and the new
dynasty was Abbassid Caliphate
• They moved the capital to Baghdad
• Emphasis was now on learning and culture
NOT conquest

4. Math
• Algebra was developed
• “Arabic numbers” were introduced (1,2,3)

5. Science
• Alhazen developed a
scientific method
based on experiments
to prove or disprove a
theory

6. Medicine
• Avicenna – the
Father of Modern
Medicine
• Over 800 doctors
worked in Baghdad

7. Astronomy
• Made corrections to the
geocentric model (the earth
is the center of our solar
system)
• Made improvements to the
astrolabe (a tool used for
solving problems relating to
time and the position of the
sun and stars

8. Chemistry
• Laid the foundation for modern chemistry

9. Literature
• The Book of One
Thousand and One Nights
or (Arabian Nights) was
written
• Some favorite characters
are Aladdin, Sinbad and
Ali Baba

10. Technology
• Improved the paper making process by
creating mill to make the paper
• Created a more powerful form of gunpowder

11. Farming
• Developed the windmill to pump water out of
the ground
• Utilized irrigation more effectively

12. Engineering
• Figured out how to use water, wind, stream
and oil to produce power

13. Discussion Question
• What contributions did the Abbasid dynasty
make to mathematics, science, literature,
philosophy, and technology?