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Islam Review Guide
Unit 1 - Test Study (PART 6 ~ ISLAMIC ACHIEVEMENTS)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and philosophy | They created the House of Wisdom which also helped them add to mathematics; algebra and medicine; discovery of asthma and the medical encyclopedia. |
| Mathematics | One Muslim, al-Khawarizmi wrote a book, which was translated into many languages, creating algebra. Their value for x was also universalized. |
| Astronomy and navigation | Built observatories, studied stars, perfected the astrolabe, calculated the length of a year, and mapped stars. |
| Medicine | Al-Razi wrote medical works; Ibn Sina wrote a medical encyclopedia and explained disease transmission through contaminated water. |
| Literature | The Qur’an was regarded as Islam’s greatest literary work and the Holy Book of Islam; Omar Khayyam wrote poetry; One Thousand and One Nights became a major story collection. |
| Art and architecture | Used geometric/floral arabesques and blended Arab, Greco-Roman, Turkish, and Persian traditions. Examples include Samarra, Córdoba, the Blue Mosque, and Alhambra. |