Thematic Issue s :  Globalization ;  Islam & the West: Conflict, Conversion or Co - Existence? Related Thematic Issue(s):  Racism & Racial Inequality Topic: Islamic Contributions to Western Civilization in World Historical  Perspective Required readings : 1 - “ The Islamic Golden Age & the House of Wisdom,” in  Islam: Empire of Faith , PBS Video (2003) . (Note:  You only need to watch the first 16 minutes of the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoHE0ut6lfY ) Assignments Due: Thurs ,  Sep 7 , Based  only on  the  video above and the in - write,  in  your  own  words , a 400 - 450 word fact - based essay explaining the topic of  “ Islamic Contributions to Western  Civilization in World Historical Perspective .” Your essay should include: (1)  W hen  and how did  Arabic - Islamic Civilization ‘rise’ ,  including the various peoples and languages involved,  (2)  w hen ,  where  (geographically)  and  how  did  the  Islamic  world  contribute  to  and/or  influence  Western  European civilization,  and , very briefly at the  end, (3) what is the importance of understanding this  history for our world today . Using key concepts and ideas from your essay on ‘globalization’ (Week  1), your essay for this week must  again  include reference to the topic of ‘globalization’. Your essay m ust include  at least (or more)  total references , four to the  video and four  to  the  in - class  lecture .  Be  sure  to  follow  both  these  specific  guidelines  as  well  as  the  general  guidelines for all essays contained in the ‘Weekly Reading Essay (WRE)  Guidelines’ .

1. Thematic Issue
s
:
Globalization
;
Islam & the West: Conflict, Conversion or Co
-
Existence?
Related Thematic Issue(s):
Racism & Racial Inequality
Topic:
Islamic Contributions to Western Civilization in World
Historical
Perspective
Required readings
:
1
-

2. “
The Islamic Golden Age & the House of Wisdom,” in
Islam: Empire of Faith
, PBS Video (2003)
.
(Note:
You only need to watch the first 16 minutes of the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoHE0ut6lfY
)
Assignments Due:
Thurs
,
Sep 7
,
Based
only
on the
video

3. above
and
the in
-
write,
in your own
words
, a 400
-
450 word
fact
-
based
essay explaining the topic of
“
Islamic Contributions to Western
Civilization in World Historical Perspective

4. .” Your essay should
include: (1)
W
hen
and how did
Arabic
-
Islamic Civilization ‘rise’
,
including the various peoples and languages involved,
(2)
w
hen
,
where (geographically) and how
did the Islamic world contribute to and/or influence
Western
European civilization,
and

5. , very briefly at the
end,
(3) what is the importance of understanding this
history for our world today
. Using key concepts and ideas from your essay on
‘globalization’ (Week
1), your essay for this week must
again
include reference to the topic of ‘globalization’.
Your essay m
ust include
at least
(or more)
total references
, four
to the
video and four
to the in

6. -
class lecture
.
Be sure to follow both these specific guidelines as well
as the general
guidelines for all essays contained in the ‘Weekly Reading
Essay (WRE)
Guidelines’