Important people’s achievements
What three areas of breakthrough have early Muslims been apart of?
Mathematics
Optics
Medicine
What did caliphs fund?
Research, paper making and book collecting
What was the purpose of the House of Wisdom?
To unite scholars from across Eurasia
What is innovation?
The creation of new methods, ideas, technologies or scientific tools.
How many pillars of Islam are there?
5
Who proved light enters the eye that helped shaped modern physics.
Ibn al-Haytham
What are the two things the Umayyad and Abbasid eras that are used today?
Trade networks
Scientific methods
What period of time did the Islamic advancements help spark?
The renaissance
Name 2 examples of commerce?
Example answer: buying, selling , and exchanging goods
What is the name of the pillar that is the pilgrimage?
The hajj
This person developed algebra and introduced Hindu Arabic numerals to imperial trade and science
Al-Khwari
What city served as the capital of the Umayyad before the Abbasids shifted power to Baghdad?
Damascus
This person oversaw massive territorial expansion, capturing Jerusalem and Egypt.
Umar
What do you call Muhammad’s successor?
A Caliph
This pillar is declaring faith in one God and His messenger.
Shahada
This person standardized diagnostic practices in medicine?
Ibn Sina
Ali
Give two reasons why armies were able to quickly conquer the Byzantine and Sassanid empires.
Lower taxes
Mobile desert cavalry
Shared faith uniting Arab tribes
Religious freedom for Jews and Christians
What is the symbolism of the Hajj?
To symbolize unity and equality.
This pillar focuses on giving back to those less fortunate.
Zakat
Which statement is True?
A. The Umayyads unified administration and built major architecture from Damascus.
B. The caliphates did not translate non-Arabic texts.
C. Scholars under the Umayyads developed foundational methods in algebra and optics.
A.
Who worked for unity for Arab tribes?
A. Uthman
B. Abu Bakr
What was the main focus of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates?
Umayyad: expanding from Spain to India
Abbasid: The House of Wisdomwhat were the first four leaders of Islam named?
Rashidun or Rightly guided caliphs.
Salat