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Come along and explore the Golden Age of
Islam’s intellectual contributions to the world!
By Christopher Walker
9/2/12
World History V12
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Itinerary:
Each day of our trip, we will go back in time to meet some of
the golden age of Islam’s great contributors to the
intellectual achievements of civilization.
Day 1:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Literature
Day 2:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Medicine
Day 3:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Science

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Day 1-Stop # 1:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Literature
Rumi-(1207–1273), was a
famous poet, who wrote
about his love and
devotion for faith.

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Day 1-Stop # 2:
Lunch at The Arabian Nights Café in Cairo

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Day 1-Stop # 3:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Literature
Ibn-Rushd (Aka
Averroes)-(1126–1198)
translated Aristotle’s
works in order to
promote and preserve
them. He also wrote
about Religion &
Philosophy.

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Day 1-Stop # 4:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Literature
A collection of Arabic
short stories known as
Calligraphers
One Thousand and One
also
Nights (Aka Arabian
produced
Nights) was written
manuscripts
during this period.
such as the
Characters such as
Qur’an.
Sinbad and Aladdin
originated from this
collection.

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Day 2-Stop # 1:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Medicine
Al Zahrawi (936–1013
CE) wrote an anatomy
text, which was
translated into Latin
and became the
standard medical text in
Europe for many years.
This was a major
advance in medicine.

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Itinerary:
Day 2-Stop # 2:
Lunch at The falafel House in Baghdad

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Day 2-Stop # 3:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Medicine
Al Razi (864–930 CE) wrote 200
books on medicine and worked at
the Muqtadari Hospital in
Baghdad. Hundreds of hospitals
were built in the Islamic Empire
during this time. Al Razi was the
most famous doctor of the golden
age, and was a skilled surgeon.
He was also a chemist who
experimented with natural cures
for diseases.

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Day 2-Stop #4 :
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Medicine
Ibn-Sina (Avicenna) (980–
1037 CE) wrote a popular
medical textbook called the
Canon. He also wrote many
Encyclopedias of
Philosophy, which are still
relevant today.

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Day 3-Stop # 1:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Science
Al-Khwarizmi (appx.
780–850 CE) is known
for his contributions to
algebra by writing a
textbook that remained
the standard for years.

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Day 3-Stop # :
Lunch at The Kasbah Grille in Morocco

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Day 3-Stop # 3:
The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to Science
Ibn Al-Haytham (965–
1040CE) was considered
the first scientist and
conducted experiments
using the scientific
method. He also wrote a
book about eyesight
called the Book of
Optics in 1021.

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The Golden Age of Islam’s Contributions to the World
We hope you will enjoy visiting the Golden Age of Islam and
learn more about the contributions that it made to the
intellectual achievements of civilization.
One of the most important things you will learn is that the
Islamic Empire placed a great deal of value on learning and
preserving knowledge no matter what the source.

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