Baghdad
May 26, 2015
Baghdad
Baghdad
Wealthy city
Rich in gold, silver, copper, and iron
Very complex city.
Read pg 87/88
High Achievement
Objective
• Summarize Abbasid achievements in art, literature, and science
Vocabulary
• Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting
• Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting
• Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting
Vocabulary
Abbasid Culture
• 800 to 1000
• A period of high achievement in art and literature.
Art and Design
Islamic Art• Arabic scripts as inspiration
• Calligraphy- means beautiful handwriting
Calligraphy to Art
• Geometric designs
• Curves
• Arches
Mosques
Church
Arabesque
Arabesque
Music Music
Music Music
A very common middle-eastern rhythm, can be played slowly, or very fast, or somewhere in-between.
Maqsoum
Very simple 2/4 rhythm, can be played slow, but is also often used for fast spins!
Zar
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.
Book Making
Bookmaking• Learned paper making from the Chinese
• Chinese Prisoners
• Spread all through the Islamic world
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.