March 23 2015 Class 24 Islam and the West 9 2 The World of Islam 622 750 Esp the influences and the spread The Early Medieval West The Byzantine Empire Breakup of Church West v East 1014 ID: 590334
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CIV 101-03
March 23, 2015
Class 24
Islam and the WestSlide2
9-
2
The World of Islam, 622
–750Esp.: the influences and the spreadSlide3
The 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 risesSlide4
Islam/Arabia Making us Western
(a partial list—WAY more than one expects)
Medicine (esp. surgery… for about 1,000 years)
Math (esp. algebra & trig.)Arabic Numbers (can’t really do our math without `em)Science (esp. Physics)
Astrolabes (without these, probably no voyages to the new world)Greek astronomy (with added mathematical insights)Hydraulics (pumps and all things water)Distilled spirits (`nuf said)suppressed/lost after Greece/Rome Slide5
Islam/Arabia Making us Western
Musical instruments
Rebec
=ViolinQuitara=GuitarThe troubadour (remembered in the west as western/medieval)Writing in “script”Calligraphy that gives us
Illustrated manuscripts Numerous font stylesThe west mistook Arabic calligraphy for ancient writing stylistics and adopted it both for that and for its beauty.Slide6
Fabric industries
Huge advances in all woven arts and all ornamentation arts
Trade, including/esp. all things from the far east, but also from everywhere else.
SpicesFood varietiesFinancial services advances (“the check” as a kind of mobile credit)Steel and tempering (improvements/advances)The pointed arch
Islam/Arabia Making us WesternSlide7
Arches of the Great MosqueSlide8
A LOT of translation/preservation work
Translations 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 classicsWork done, esp. in Spain, Palestine, Bagdad, Sicily.Divides Reason from Faith (Averroes)
Islam/Arabia Making us WesternSlide9
A common enemy
Unified enemies for the Christian/Catholic Church & Muslims/Islam to fight
On theological grounds
Over the Holy Land (the Crusades)For the West to fight as a state/against empireA common causeEvangelical faiths with messianic missions, both willing to fight and die over religion and efforts to convert/control/dominateIslam/Arabia Making us Western