Warm Up

• Copy HW

• Please grab a green textbook and handout from the front

• Please read page 100 and define adaptation, innovation and cultural diffusion.

Essential Questions

• What impact has religion had on our political and social institutions?

• What happens when different cultures interact with one another?

Definitions

• Adaptation

• Innovation

• Cultural diffusion

• A change made to an existing object or way of doing things

• Something new; and improved

• The spread of cultural elements from one society to another

Activity

• Please meet with your group members

• Read your assigned section…TWICE!!!

• Each group member should fill in the appropriate section of their graphic organizer

• Please be prepared to make a two minute presentation on your section to the class

Cities/Architecture• Capital was moved from _____________ to ________________

• In the 11th century Baghdad was described as “a city with no equal in the world”

• _____________-place of worship• _________________- tower where the muezzin calls people to prayer• ____________________- to wash before prayer

Court of the Lions, AlhambraGranada Spain

Court of Lions

Mihrab

Taj Mahal

Scholarship and Learning• “The ink of scholars is more precious than the blood of martyrs”

• The _____________language allowed scholars to exchange ideas

• Many scholars gathered at the ____________________ in Baghdad

• Just like the Greek_____________________, many Muslim scholars used _________ and ________________ to try to prove important truths

• ________________ was the most famous Islamic philosopher. He said all knowledge came from god and the soul is immortal

Science and Technology

In the 800’s al-Jahiz presented theories about the __________of animals and other Muslims established _______

Muslim scholars conducted quite a bit of research in the area of ______________

Muslims built __________,_______, _________ and ________ to provide the water they needed

Geography and Navigation

• Measured the earth’s_________________, within 9 miles of its correct value

• Wrote books and created maps to help with _______________ and________________

• Muslims also adapted and perfected the ______________ and ____________ to help with navigation

• Muslims learned a lot from _____ and ______

• Al-Khwarizmi is known as ________________

• Arabic numerals helped with ________ and _________

• Arab scholars also spread the Indian concept of ____________

Math

Medicine

• Established the world’ first_______________

• Muslims surgeons __________,________ and __________

• al-Razi, a Persian doctor realized _________ were caused by bacteria and studied _____and ______

Bookmaking and Literature

Arab had a rich heritage in _______ and _____

Baghdad had more than 100 _________

Perhaps the most famous ancient Arabic story is: ________

Muslim literature was enriched by Sufism, or _____ _____

Art and Music

• Muslims earned fame for their _______ ____

• A type of design called ________ took its beauty from the natural world

• _______ was highest form of decorative art.

• Arab musician _____ established Europe’s 1st____

Recreation

• Muslims first learned the game of _____ from the __________, and wealthy Arabs raised ________ horses to play the game

• The Persians introduced the game of ________ to the Arabs, although it was probably invented in India.

The Golden Web

Video Questions

1. Golden Web-trade routes Constantinople, Damascus, Baghdad and Mecca

2. water-grain and food stuffs land-expensive silks, gems and spices

3. Safety….carvaneries (oasis+water and shelter)

4. Religion, Arabic language, business practices

5. RR, ships, airplanes and the internet

Closing Activity

• Which contribution of the ancient Muslims has been most significant to our world and why?

• Write and then we will share!