During the Dark Ages in Europe/ AD 1000 before voyages of Exploration

Pre-Renaissance Flow Map

WHEN?

During the Dark Ages in Europe/ AD 1000 before voyages of Exploration

WHEN:

WHO?

Islamic Scholars (religion)/ Muslims (followers of Islamic Religion)

WHO:

WHAT?

Made achievements which helped advance Renaissance movement

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Contributions

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9th Century scholar wrote books on math. Math book: “al jabr”=algebra

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Translated many works by ancient Greek Philosophers and scientists in to Arabic

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Muslim astronomers built on work of Greeks

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Muslim Thinker Ibn Sina built on work of Aristotle. Contributions to medicine and disease treatment

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Muslims in Spain had centers of Islamic Art and Learning.

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Scholars from Baghdad met and exchanged ideas with scholars from Western Europe.

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Muslim city of Toledo: Muslims worked with Jews and Christians to collect and translate Greek works into Arabic and Latin. (Latin: dominant language of learning in Europe)

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