1. Baghdad

2. Baghdad
Wealthy city
Rich in gold, silver, copper, and iron
Very complex city.
Read pg 87/88

3. High Achievement

4. Objective
• Summarize Abbasid achievements in art,
literature, and science

5. Vocabulary
• Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting

6. • Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting

7. Vocabulary
• Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting

8. Abbasid Culture
• 800 to 1000
• A period of high achievement in art and
literature.

9. Art and Design

10. Islamic Art
• Arabic scripts as inspiration
• Calligraphy- means beautiful handwriting

14. Calligraphy to Art
• Geometric designs
• Curves
• Arches

15. Mosques

22. Church

26. Arabesque

27. Arabesque

28. Music
Music

29. Music
Music

30. Maqsoum
A very common middle-eastern rhythm, can be played slowly, or very fast, or somewhere in-between.
Zar
Very simple 2/4 rhythm, can be played slow, but is also often used for fast spins!
Fallahi
This sends dancers into a spin, the speed being too fast for anything else. Play very fast otherwise
it becomes a Wadha-wa-noss.

31. Book Making

32. Bookmaking
• Learned paper making from the Chinese
• Chinese Prisoners
• Spread all through the Islamic world

33. House of Wisdom
• Al Ma’mun (Caliph)
• Founded a school in Baghdad
• Translated Greek classics in philosophy into
Arabic
• Shared them with the Umayyads
• They shared them with Europeans.