Islamic+Cultural+Achievements

=Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__


 * Ibn Battutah
 * Sufism
 * Omar Khayym
 * patrons
 * minaret
 * calligraphy

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**

1. Who traveled to India, Africa, China, and Spain and contributed his knowledge to the study of geography? How did Muslim scholars help preserve learning from the ancient world? Rank In your opinion, what was the most important Muslim scientific achievement? Why?

2. What function do minarets serve in mosques? How did Muslim artists create art without showing humans or animals?

3. Review the answers you provided for the graphic organizer above and the information under the Literature and the Arts heading on this page. Then organize what you have learned into a paragraph that describes the cultural achievements of the Muslim world.

=Resources=



ABC-CLIO - [|The Rise and Rapid Spread of Islam]

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