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Dec 18, 2015
*Baghdad*Cairo
*Cordoba Ottoman Safavid
Fatimids
Mamluks
Moors
Maghrib
Golden Age of Islam
900-1200 CE
Islam’s Golden Age in Middle East/North Africa
900-1200• Culturally United
• Economically prosperous
• Most advanced region in the world
• Politically Divided
• Abbasid Dynasty was weakening
• Three areas of political control
• Influx of Non-Arab Muslims
• Three Caliphs emerge in 1000CE
Islam’s Golden Age in Middle East/North Africa
900-1200
Eastern Region
Capital City: Baghdad
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• Seljuk Turks• Absorbed into Abbasid Army…• Created own political group• Controlled Baghdad• New political Arrangement
Eastern Region
Sultan-Political Leader
TurkCaliph-Religious Leader
Arab
Converted to Islam
Central Region
Capital City: Cairo
• Ruled by Saladin-
• Cairo emerged as learning center of world
Central Region
military leader during Crusades
• Mamluk Dynasty held off Mongol advance into Africa
Western Region
Capital City: Cordoba
• Most politically divided—small kingdoms
• Includes Muslim Spain (Moors)-Constantly at war with Christians
Western Region
Impact Islamic World had on Western Europe
Catalyst for this Impact: The Crusades
Impact of Islamic World on Western Europe
1. Preserved learning of ancient empires2. Economic Borrowing by the west
See inventions chart
3. Language
5. Politically united the West
4. Other Islamic achievements benefit the west
6. Impact of Islamic Scholars on European thought
Synthesis of Faith and Reason
Faith Reason
Can having faith and the ability to reason co-exist?
Muslim Heritage of Preserving Classical learning
Theological Leader in support: al-Ghazali
Reason is a gift from God to be used to better mankind through Science
Synthesis of Faith and ReasonMuslim Take
Faith in one authority: Allah
Synthesis of Faith and ReasonEuropean Take
Church Leaders in support: Augustine and Aquinas
Muslim Heritage of Preserving Classical learning
Faith in one authority: God
Reason is a gift from God to understand what we believe and why we believe it
Homework; Find pictures of…• Dome of the Rock• Russian Orthodox Church• Angkor Wat• Mosque Jenne• Western European Cathedral• Hagia SophiaCut and Paste into a word document. Print.
Insert in notebook