Class 18 Islam and the West The World of Islam c 632 year Muhammad died https wwwyoutubecom watchv L2VJV1RcjLI The World of Islam c 750 http wwwzonucom images0X02010010411594IslamicExpansion600750jpg ID: 815465
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Slide1
CIV 101-03
February 29, 2016
Class
18
Islam and the West
Slide2The World of Islam, c.
632
(year Muhammad died)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2VJV1RcjLI
Slide3The World of Islam, c. 750
http://
www.zonu.com
/images/0X0/2010-01-04-11594/Islamic-Expansion-600-750.jpg
Slide4The Early Medieval West
The Byzantine Empire
Breakup of Church, West v East: 1014
Crusades: 1095-1285
The World of
Islam:
630
–
1517
As things get real rough in the
West (East and West West),
Islam rises
The world
o
f Islam
Slide5Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list) Medicine
Arabic Medicine is ahead of the West for about 1,000 years
Numerous practical and philosophic medical texts
Advances in physiology, esp. blood flowAlthough also got into blood letting… that didn’t turn out so good for Arabs or westernersAdvances in treating the eyes (esp. and including surgery)
Introduction of hospitals
Slide6Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list)
Math
(esp. algebra & trig.)
Example: evaluate v =
d t Using Roman numerals:
when d = CCC miles and t = V hours.
Answer: v =
CCC
miles
V
hours =
LX
mph
.Arabic Numbers (can’t really do our math without `em
)when d = 300 miles and t = 5 hours. Answer: v =
300 miles 5 hours = 60 mph
Slide7Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list)
Science (esp. Physics)
Astrolabes
(without these, probably no voyages to the new world)Conserved Greek astronomy (with added mathematical insights)
Hydraulics (pumps and all things water)Distilled spirits (`nuf said)suppressed/lost after Greece/Rome
Slide8Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list)
Music & Musical
instruments
Rebec
=ViolinQuitara=GuitarThe troubadour (remembered in the west as western/medieval)
Slide9Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list)
Reading, Writing, and Learning
The work in literacy
Is sometimes brought back during the CrusadesWill be part of what the West recovers during the Renaissance. Work done, esp. in Spain, Palestine, Bagdad, Sicily
.Some of it simply stays in the West for later use.
Slide10A LOT of translation/preservation workTranslations from Greek/Latin to Arabic
Translations from Arabic BACK INTO Greek/Latin
Esp
. philosophy and such that the Christian/Catholic West suppressed Greek classicsEsp. AristotleRoman classicsAverroes Divides Reason from Faith--an idea that Descartes will build on
Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list)
Reading, Writing, and Learning
Slide11Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list)
Writing
Writing in “script”
Calligraphy that gives us Illustrated manuscripts Numerous font styles
The west mistook Arabic calligraphy for ancient writing stylistics and adopted it both for that and for its beauty.
Slide12Fabrics
Huge advances in all woven arts and all ornamentation arts
Trade, including/esp. all things from the far east, but also from “everywhere” else.Spices
Food varietiesFinancial services advances (“the check” as a kind of mobile credit)Steel and tempering (improvements/advances)The pointed arch in architecture
Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list)
Slide13Arches of the Great Mosque
Slide14Provides a common enemy on both sides
Unified enemies for the Christian/Catholic Church & Muslims/Islam to fight
On theological groundsOver the Holy Land (the Crusades)
For the West to fight as empire and countries/against the Arabic empire and countriesBoth share a common causeDriven by evangelical faiths with messianic missions, both willing to fight and die over religion and efforts to convert/control/dominate culture.
Islam/Arabia Making us Western (partial list)Common Enemies & Common Causes