Islamic Empire Research Paper

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The Islamic Empire had a wide influence and great power. It gained large amounts of information from the other nations it conquered. With this information, the Islamic Empire was able to make many great contributions to society. Of the Islamic achievements, those in science and math, education, and art still affect us today and are the most important. Muslims had a large wealth of knowledge in the field of medicine. Ibn-Sina(Avicenna) wrote“Canon Of Medicine,” a 5-part medical encyclopedia which led Doctors for 600 years. Abu Al-Qasim wrote “The Method,” a surgery textbook with about 200 drawings of surgical tools. This book led doctors for 500 years. Muslims revived the indian number system. In the 9th century, Al-Khwarzimi wrote a textbook about algebra(al-jabr in arabic). This textbook was translated into latin and used by the europeans later on. Algebra lets use advanced calculations and solve problems every day. The Islamic empire put a lot of focus on education. Muslims wanted to advance science to better the lives of their kingdom. They needed mathematicians and astronomers to figure out when to pray and what direction Mecca was in. They also wanted to revive texts from other cultures and learn from them after translating the into Arabic. The Islamic capital of Cordova, with a population …show more content…

They did not draw actual pictures of living creatures, believing that only Allah had the power to create living things. Calligraphy is still widely used today in many places. Muslim architectural features were borrowed from other cultures, such as the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. In the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, Israel, structures such as domes and arches can be found. The Islamic Empire spread these designs throughout the world, which is why domes and arches are common in structures

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