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MUSLIM INNOVATIONS

THAT SHAPED THE WORLD

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In this iBook you will find images, videos and a pre-reading that will help you to familiarise yourself with the topic for Writing Assessment 1.

MUSLIM INNOVATIONS THAT SHAPED THE WORLD

DISCUSSION

❖ What do you know about the Golden Age of Islam?

❖ When did it begin/ end?❖ Can you name any famous inventors or

scholars from that time?❖ Can you name any Muslim inventions

that we still enjoy today?❖ Now watch the videos.

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Pre-reading:During the Golden Age of Islam, there were many

intellectual and social achievements. Taking

inspiration and knowledge from the different cultures

within their empire, Muslims made significant

contributions to the world, many of which are still used

and enjoyed today.

The Golden Age of Islam flourished during the

Abbasid Dynasty, when new ideas and inventions

were introduced and passed on to other societies,

including Western Europe, which was suffering a dark

age of ignorance.

Islamic scholars gathered knowledge from the known

world and added their own findings during this time.

For example, Muslim artists, who were highly skilled in

calligraphy, decorated objects and buildings. In the

field of mathematics, Arabic numerals, adapted from

India, made the idea of zero and consequently

algebra, a possibility.

One of the most important fields was Islamic medicine,

which, during this age of enlightenment, was centuries

ahead of Europe.

Building upon the knowledge of Greek scholars,

Muslim intellectuals developed techniques and

procedures that would form the basis of modern

medicine.

One of the major contributions to medicine was the

establishment of hospitals. Paid for by donations

known as Zakat tax, they were soon widespread

across the Islamic Empire. They provided a place for

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physicians and other staff to study and research, and

offered care to the sick and disabled.

It was not only the introduction of hospitals that made

the Golden Age a time of significant change. A Muslim

physician and surgeon, whose reputation spread far

and wide, was responsible for many advances in the

field of surgery during that time.

Known in Europe as Albucasis, he invented many

surgical instruments. He also wrote an illustrated

medical textbook, in which he described diseases,

symptoms and treatments. Many of his innovations

lead to the surgical instruments used in hospitals

today.

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ABBASID DYNASTY

A sequence of rulers from the same family (the Abbasids).

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CONTRIBUTIONS

Something given to someone or to society.


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FLOURISHED

Grow quickly


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ILLUSTRATED

Shown in pictures (illustrations).


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INNOVATIONS

New ideas.


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INTELLECTUAL

Related to the intellect or intelligence.


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INVENTIONS

A thing or idea that has been created.


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PHYSICIANS

Doctors.


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REPUTATION

The opinion someone has about someone or something.


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SCHOLARS

Learned people who are skilled in a particular subject.


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SURGEON

A doctor who performs operations.


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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Tools used to perform operations.


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