ISLAM’SART, MEDICINE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Diana CalderonPeriod 8

ISLAM’S ART art included:• pottery• textiles• rugs• ceramics• carved wood

involved geometric figures and patterns designs created the impression of unending repetition• represent infinite nature of God

had taken variety of forms in different part of the Islam world• Spain, North Africa, India & the Middle East

forms they used included:• Muqarnas• Girih Tiles• Calligraphy • Arabesque (2 modes)

• 1st mode recalls the principles that govern the order of the world

• 2nd mode recalls the feminine nature of life giving

Islam (Muslim) World

ISLAM’S ART

PatternsCalligraphy

Muqarnas

Girih Tile

Arabesque

ISLAM’S MEDICINE more advance than other regions during this time period medicine showed variation & diversity • involved different regions and cultures

surrounding regions benefited from the discoveries discovering:• new illnesses• ways to cure some illnesses• new medicines (involving plants/herbs)• new medical procedures

SOME IMPORTANT FIGURES TOINFLUENCE THE MEDICINE IN ISLAM

Al-Razi• surgeon• wrote the largest medical encyclopedia• explained the nature of several diseases• found a treatment for kidney stones• famous for his study of chicken pox & small pox• first to use opium for anesthesia • developed many surgical tools

Ibn Sina• recognize the contagious nature of tuberculosis• wrote the al-Qanun

• an encyclopedia that identifies 760 different drugs

SOME IMPORTANT FIGURES TOINFLUENCE THE MEDICINE IN ISLAM

Al-Zahravi• the father of surgery• wrote a medical encyclopedia• developed many surgical tools• performed delicate operations

Ibn Nafis• discovered the pulmonary circulation system

ISLAM’S SCIENCE chemistry & medicine was exceeding during 900 through 1200 CE contributes to technology, medicine & astrology also contributes to mathematic concepts • algebra• trigonometry

SOME IMPORTANT FIGURES TOINFLUENCE THE SCIENCE OF ISLAM

al-Battani (858 - 929 AD)• astronomer, mathematician & scientist• accurate count of the solar year

• 365 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes and 24 seconds• wrote books on astronomy & trigonometry

al-Buzjani• contributed to mathematics• constructed equations to find solutions • contributed to development of trigonometry • introduced the secant and cosecant• observed the movement of the moon

al-Biruni (973 - 1048 AD)• known for his study on astronomy & science• skilled physician• determined latitudes & longitudes • investigated gravity

rise occurred around the same time medicine was expanding in Spain contributed to other creations• influenced creation of clocks (created by the Chinese)

created new tools• surgical tool• astrolabe

• tool used to tell time as well as the length of the day new techniques to use for crafts for metalworking, weaving and building created watermills & windmills

ISLAM’S TECHNOLOGY