8d the preservation and advancements of islam

1. ISLAM
6.3 THE PRESERVATION AND ADVANCEMENTS OF ISLAM

2. 5 QUESTION REVIEW
1. What type of geographical barriers did Islam have to
overcome as it spread?
2. What weakened empires facilitated the spread of
Islam?
3. How did Caliph Ali’s death influence Islam?
4. What was the result of the Battle of Tours?
1. What unified Islam as it spread from Mecca and
Medina?

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4. 5 QUESTION REVIEW
1. What type of geographical barriers did Islam have to
overcome as it spread? LARGE DESERTS
2. What weakened empires facilitated the spread of
Islam? PERSIAN AND BYZANTINE
3. How did Caliph Ali’s death influence Islam? CAUSED
THE SPLIT BETWEEN SUNNI AND SHI’A
4. What was the result of the Battle of Tours? CHARLES
MARTEL DEFEATED THE MUSLIM ARMY AND STOPPED
THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN EUROPE
5. What unified Islam as it spread from Mecca and
Medina? ARABIC LANGUAGE, POLITICS,
INTELLECTUALISM

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6. ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
THE PRESERVATION AND INFLUENCE OF ISLAM

7. PRESERVATION OF ISLAM
• Early Islamic civilization
was characterized by
achievements in
science, math and the
arts that transformed
the Islamic world and
contributed to world
civilization
• Algebra, Trigonometry,
Calculus, Scientific
method, Astronomy,
Medical, and
advancements in
surgery

8. ISLAMIC Architecture
• Muslims influenced
architecture.
• The Dome of the Rock is an
important building to the
people of Islam.
• Located in Jerusalem
• Muslims believe that this is
the place where
Muhammad ascended to
heaven and where
Abraham almost sacrificed
his son.

9. ISLAMIC Mosques
• Mosques or churches
are the central feature
of a Muslim
community.
• Mosques have unique
architectural features
including domes and
minarets (towers)

10. ISLAMIC Art
• Muslims created mosaic
artwork similar to the
artwork of the Byzantines
• And the use of Geometric
shapes
• The geometric patterns
reflect the Islamic belief that
life is ordered by cosmic
intelligence, even if people
cannot always understand
it. The abstract patterns
reflect the Islamic desire to
understand God’s creation
through study rather than
copy

11. ISLAMIC Universities
• Muslims engaged in
intellectual activity that
included translating
ancient texts into the
Arabic language and
creating universities.
• The oldest degree-
granting university is
the University of AL
Karaouine

12. ISLAMIC Math and Science
• Muslims had a lot of influence on math and science.
• They adopted Arabic numerals from India (including
the zero) and they created algebra.

13. ISLAMIC Medicine
• The Muslims made
great strides in
medicine. They
identified new diseases
and wrote a 30 volume
medical encyclopedia.
• Differentiated between
smallpox and measles

14. ISLAMIC Geography
• Muslim scholars
expanded the world’s
knowledge of
geography by writing
new books and creating
new maps of the world.
• This knowledge was
preserved in their
libraries. Map created early 900’s