The Flowering Of The Islamic Empire
The Flowering of the Islamic Empire
Islamic Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the world. Islam began on the Arabian Peninsula. By the middle of the 8th century, Arab conquests had created the Muslim Empire. Spain, North Africa, western and central Asia ruled by the religion of Islam. Over the next 500 years, Islamic civilization flowered over this area. This large land empire united under Islam in the 700s to 1200s. Many advances were made in Islamic Empire; such as mathematics, art and music, as well as science and technology. Those three areas were the most important areas of innovations and adaptations in Islamic Empire.
One area in which innovations were made during the Islamic Empire was mathematics, specifically with regards to algebra. Muslims advanced the study of mathematics. They borrowed and based their ideas from ancient Babylon, India, and Greece. Scholars in Baghdad’s House of Wisdom translated the works of the Greek mathematician Euclid, as well as India’s important texts. Then they adapted what they learned and added their own contributions. Algebra originated in an Arabic phrase meaning "the reunion …show more content…
Muslims made technological advances for water resources. The land under Muslim rule was hot and dry. Instead of using old irrigation systems, they designed new and more useful ones. They built aqueducts to provide water for households and fields. Muslims also used water wheels to bring water up from canals. Science and technology were important adaptations because Muslims shared ideas of their technological advantages, which helped with business and trade to gain money. Today, we still use those irrigation systems to provide water to houses. Accordingly, irrigation and underground wheels is one example of an important innovation in science and technology during The Islamic
Islamic Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the world. Islam began on the Arabian Peninsula. By the middle of the 8th century, Arab conquests had created the Muslim Empire. Spain, North Africa, western and central Asia ruled by the religion of Islam. Over the next 500 years, Islamic civilization flowered over this area. This large land empire united under Islam in the 700s to 1200s. Many advances were made in Islamic Empire; such as mathematics, art and music, as well as science and technology. Those three areas were the most important areas of innovations and adaptations in Islamic Empire.
One area in which innovations were made during the Islamic Empire was mathematics, specifically with regards to algebra. Muslims advanced the study of mathematics. They borrowed and based their ideas from ancient Babylon, India, and Greece. Scholars in Baghdad’s House of Wisdom translated the works of the Greek mathematician Euclid, as well as India’s important texts. Then they adapted what they learned and added their own contributions. Algebra originated in an Arabic phrase meaning "the reunion …show more content…
Muslims made technological advances for water resources. The land under Muslim rule was hot and dry. Instead of using old irrigation systems, they designed new and more useful ones. They built aqueducts to provide water for households and fields. Muslims also used water wheels to bring water up from canals. Science and technology were important adaptations because Muslims shared ideas of their technological advantages, which helped with business and trade to gain money. Today, we still use those irrigation systems to provide water to houses. Accordingly, irrigation and underground wheels is one example of an important innovation in science and technology during The Islamic