Tuesday 10/14Tuesday 10/14 wk wk 1010

1. What was the House of 1. What was the House of Wisdom?Wisdom?

2. Why do Muslims call Jews 2. Why do Muslims call Jews and Christians “people of the and Christians “people of the book”?book”?

Muslim Rule Muslim Rule in Spainin Spain

Ch 4L3Ch 4L3

Pg 131Pg 131

Muslim RulersMuslim Rulers

MuhammadMuhammad 11stst four Caliphs four Caliphs

Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, AliAbu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali

UmayyadsUmayyads Last Umayyad leaders were murdered except Last Umayyad leaders were murdered except

for Abd al-Rahman who ran away to Spainfor Abd al-Rahman who ran away to Spain

AbbasidsAbbasids Continued ruling eastern portion of Muslim Continued ruling eastern portion of Muslim

Empire Empire

Muslim SpainMuslim Spain

CórdobaCórdoba capital city of al-Andalus (Muslim Spain)capital city of al-Andalus (Muslim Spain)

CórdobaCórdoba

largest city in largest city in Western Western EuropeEurope

paved streetspaved streets

CórdobaCórdoba

largest city in largest city in Western Western EuropeEurope

paved streetspaved streets

CórdobaCórdoba

public bathspublic baths fountainsfountains gardensgardens prosperous prosperous

economy ($$$)economy ($$$) streets lit by streets lit by

lampslamps at night at night

A Great Cultural A Great Cultural CenterCenter

70 libraries70 libraries largest library had largest library had

400,000 books400,000 books

caliphs of Ccaliphs of Córdoba órdoba wanted to outshine wanted to outshine the Abbasid caliphs the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdadof Baghdad

A Golden Age in the A Golden Age in the WestWest

mathematics

geography astronomy

philosophy

medicine

MathematicsMathematics

Used math to create more accurate Used math to create more accurate calendarscalendars

AstronomyAstronomy

developed tables that showed the location of developed tables that showed the location of the sun and other planets at different times the sun and other planets at different times of the yearof the year

GeographyGeography

Al-IdrisiAl-Idrisi wrote an wrote an

encyclopedia of encyclopedia of geographic geographic knowledgeknowledge contained 70 maps contained 70 maps

and descriptions of and descriptions of the geography of the geography of many world regionsmany world regions

MedicineMedicine

al-Zahrawial-Zahrawi wrote medical wrote medical

encyclopediaencyclopediacovered topics such covered topics such

as surgery and how as surgery and how to care for and to care for and repair teethrepair teeth

PhilosophyPhilosophy

the rational investigation of the the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conductknowledge, or conduct

Ibn Rushd Ibn Rushd studied Plato and Aristotlestudied Plato and Aristotle his work helped reintroduce classical his work helped reintroduce classical

Greek philosophy to EuropeGreek philosophy to Europe

A Golden Age for A Golden Age for JewsJews

Jews were persecuted by ChristianJews were persecuted by Christian The Muslims tolerated “people of the book”The Muslims tolerated “people of the book”

Jews and ChristiansJews and Christians

Many Jews who faced persecution came to Many Jews who faced persecution came to al-Andalusal-Andalus

A Golden Age for A Golden Age for JewsJews

MaimonidesMaimonides Jewish ScholarJewish Scholar

wrote and taught many subjects including wrote and taught many subjects including religion, science and medicinereligion, science and medicine

The Guide for the PerplexedThe Guide for the Perplexed