Golden Age Of Knowledge In Islam: 9th And 12th Century

Through the 9th and 12th century there was a golden age of knowledge in the Islamic Empire that would influence the works and advancements of almost everything having to do with learning during the Renaissance. The beginning of the golden age in Islam began with the creation of a new numbering system that would surpass the inefficient and clunky system that was roman numerals. This would also give way to the creation of the decimal point which is still used to this day. Which is an example of humans developing their knowledge, and the Islamic peoples transmitting their knowledge to influence the modern world.

One of the main reasons that there was a golden age of knowledge in the Islamic empire was how vast Islam spread, when Islam was spreading many thought that god was truly on their side, also the leaders of the empire knew how well knowledge of science and politics work together.

One of the most important things about the Islamic religion is that the prophets told all of their followers to seek knowledge, which is an example of humans trying to develop knowledge, and Islamic peoples transmitting knowledge.

The arabic language would be chosen for the uniform language for the Islamic empire, It was chosen since it was the language that the Quran was written in, and that it was the language that the leader of the Islamic Empire knew.

This would lead into the translation movement. This is when people were sent to every corner of the known world and were tasked with finding scrolls and books. The books, would be brought back to Baghdad and translated into Arabic. Which was an example of humans trying to develop their knowledge and the Islamic peoples transmitting their knowledge from the ancient world to influence modern

intellectualism.

Places called Majlis were created so scholars would debate, but they would have to back up each of their claims, and everything had to be recorded in Arabic. This is an example of how humans tried to develop their knowledge.

Al Khwarizmi was an Arab Mathematician that created what is now modern algebra by combining both greek, and Indian mathematics. Which is an example of the Islamic people influencing the modern way of thinking.

Islamic people were also the first people to begin to question greek astronomy. Which lead the way for the first accurate drawing of the solar system, which was then drawn again by Nicolaus Copernicus in a book that has had lots of influence on modern thinking. The solar system where the sun is in the center was not the only thing that Copernicus borrowed from the Islamic people, in fact he wrote the book Revolutionibus orbium selestial based almost completely by looking at Islamic diagrams for math and science and trying to figure out what they all meant. Which is also another way how the Islamic people have influenced thinking to this day.

In the 12th century Arabic books hit Europe, which would lead to the Renaissance. This is how the Islamic people influenced the way of modern thinking.