The Culture of Islam Ch9L3 Despite the internal struggles, overall this was one of the most _________________________ in the history of the __________________ Trade empire stretched from ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________ were the centers of cultural, administrative, and economic activity for their regions most impressive urban _________________ were the _______________________________________ all Muslim people are equal in the eyes of _______________________ _______________________ that consisted of ruling families, senior officials, nomadic elites, and the wealthiest merchants ______________________ was widespread Quran granted women _________________________________ with men Custom of requiring women to be covered head to toe _______________________________________ practice not in the Quran

__________________________ is preserved by ____________ Scholars ___________________________ are translate into Arabic _____________ is also save Muslims learn to make ___________________ from the Chinese This leads to many books being published

Philosophy and Science Islam has Brilliant _________________________ ____________________ wrote commentaries on great greek philosophers like Aristotle and translated his work Muslim scientists created the ____________ to navigate using the stars Ibn Sina- medical encyclopedia shows nature of contagious diseases • • •

Arabic scholars helped ____________________life develop in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, laying the basis for the ________. In his _______________ (Introduction to History), the Muslim historian ________________ argued that history was cyclical, going through regular cycles of birth, growth, and decay. ⇓ He tried to understand the political and social factors that determine the changes in history.

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Muslims believed the _________________ was their greatest work of literature, but pre-Islamic forms continued to be used. One of the most familiar works of Middle Eastern literature is the ________________________________, who was a poet, astronomer and mathematician. He composed his poems orally. In his work he wondered about the meaning of life when life was so transitory.

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Islamic art blends the ______________________________ traditions The Great Mosque of _________________ was the world’s largest mosque at the time it was built. In present-day Iraq, it covers __________________. ⇓

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The __________ is the tower from which the crier, or muezzin, calls the faithful to prayer five times a day. Another famous mosque is in ________________________. ⇓

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