Transcript The Golden Age of Islam and the Dark Ages of Europe

T HE G OLDEN A GE OF I SLAM AND
THE D ARK A GES OF E UROPE
E UROPE AND THE I SLAMIC
W ORLD
 Western Europe went
through the Middle or
“Dark Ages” while the
Islamic World went
through its Golden Age.
I SLAM S PREADS
Islam Spread Out of the Middle
East to North Africa, Central
Asia, South Asia, Southeast
Asia, and Parts of Spain
 Byzantine Empire most affected
by spread of Islam. As Islam
spread the Eastern Roman
Empire got smaller.
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I SLAM S PREADS
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Umayyads- Arab Muslim Empire
in the Middle East and North
Africa.
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Abbasids-Muslim Empire with
Land in Europe and Asia
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Seljuk Turks-Rule much of the
Land Once Held by Byzantine
Empire
I BN B ATTUTA
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A traveler and explorer,
whose account documents
his travels and excursions
over a period of almost thirty
years, covering some 73,000
miles These journeys covered
almost the entirety of the
known Islamic world and
beyond, a distance readily
surpassing that of his
predecessors and his nearcontemporary Marco Polo.
A NSWER :
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What is a Golden Age?
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What are the general
characteristics of a Golden
Age?
T HE G OLDEN A GE OF I SLAM
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8th Century to the 13th Century
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High Point of Islamic Culture
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Islam Expands to 3 Continents
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Bagdad, Iraq was the cultural,
religious, and trade capital of
Islamic World. One of three great
cities of the time.
T HE G OLDEN A GE OF I SLAM
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Preservation of Greek,
Roman, and Hellenistic
Culture
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Achievements in medicine,
science, math, geometry,
algebra, anatomy, and
astronomy.
T HE G OLDEN A GE OF I SLAM
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Trade and Cultural Diffusion
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Great Cities and Urban Centers
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Indian System of Numbers
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Literature
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Architecture
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Mosaics
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Calligraphy
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Art
T HE G OLDEN A GE OF I SLAM
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Math-Arabic Numbers, zero, algebra
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Medical Science- early hospitals, surgery, early
medical encyclopedia
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Chemistry
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Geography- accurate maps
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Musical Instruments- lute, guitar, tambourine
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Poetry
T HE E ND OF THE I SLAMIC
G OLDEN A GE
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Mongols Destroy the city of
Bagdad.
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The Crusades
A NSWER
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What event started the Middle
Ages in Europe?
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How is Centralized Power
different from Decentralized
Power?
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Why were the Middle Ages in
Europe called the Dark Ages?
D ARK A GES
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Time of Little Achievement in
science, math, education, art.
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Chaos
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War
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Little trade or travel
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Few cities
T HE M IDDLE A GES
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Middle Ages/Medieval/Dark
Ages for Europe
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From the Fall of Western
Rome until the End of the
Crusades and Beginning of
the Renaissance
W HAT IS F EUDALISM ???
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Feudalism is an economic and
political system based on
land, loyalty, and protection.
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Hierarchal System of
Obligations
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Used in Europe and Japan
C HARACTERISTICS OF
F EUDALISM
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Decentralized
Land is Important
Manor System
Obligations
Lack of Trade
No Social Mobility
Similar in Japan and Europe
H OW DID F EUDALISM W ORK ?
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Monarch Gave
Land to Nobles.
Nobles and
Knights Pledged
Military Service to
the Monarch.
O BLIGATION
 Lords Grant Land in
Exchange for Military
Service!
F EUDAL H IERARCHY
 Monarch
 Noble
 Knight
 Serf/Peasant
T HE M ANOR
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The Manor was the Lord’s Land.
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Self-Sufficient- Everything is
There.
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Little Trade of Travel
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Serfs Work the Land in Exchange
for Protection from Knights and
Nobles.
T HE C HURCH
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During the Early Middle Ages and During Feudal
Times the Church Was Very Powerful.
T HE C HURCH
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During the Middle Ages the
Church and its Leader the
Pope was the Most Powerful
Organization.
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Unifying Force
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Most People were Christian
C RUSADES
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Islamic World and Medieval World
Collide during Crusades.
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Crusades were a series of wars
between Christian Knights and Muslim
Warriors for control of Jerusalem
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The Crusades End Europe’s Dark Age
but also end Islam’s Golden Age
A NSWER :
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How did the Crusades affect both
Medieval Europe and the Islamic World?
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How is a dark age different from a golden
age?
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What were 3 achievements of Islam’s
Golden Age?
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How does Feudalism work?