Islamic Golden Age

Art

Religious Art
• glorifies Allah’s words
• Quran calligraphy
Non-Religious Art
• Geometric shapes
• Does not include humans or animals

Geography

al-Idrisi
• created the most accurate map of the world

They translated Greek and Roman geography books into Arabic

Literature

• 1001 Nights/Arabian Nights

Math

al-Khwarizmi
• mathematician and astronomer
• Arabic numerals 0-9
• invented algebra
• developed a mathematical model of solar system

and planetary orbits

Math

Medicine

Ibn Sina
• Canon of Medicine - textbook of medicine
• describes symptoms and how to diagnose and treat

diseases

• medical schools and hospitals
al-Nafis
• discovered the flow of blood from the heart

throughout the body

Medicine

Philosophy

al-Kindi
• studied Greek philosophy
• only God(Allah) can give life

Science

al-Haytham
• light travels in a straight line
• scientific method

They also developed solar calendars and believed in
early forms of evolution and were the first to label chemical substances.

Science

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