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Muslim Contributions Unit 2, SSWH 5 b & d SSWH 5 b and d b. Identify the Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe, & Africa & assess the economic impact. d. Identify the contributions of Islamic scholars in medicine & geography. Trade & Economy • Major sea trading network (Indian Ocean): gave access to Africa & Asia • Land routes connected China, Europe, & India with the Silk Roads • Muslims only needed to speak Arabic to trade & one currency, the Abbasid dinar • Muslims created banks for trade & “sakk” (checks) • Muslim cities grew because of trade & the economy • Spread culture, religion, languages, clothing, art, architecture House of Wisdom • Education encouraged by Muhammad & the Muslim culture • school for philosophy, medicine, language, etc. – known to have a very large library with writings from several different civilizations Medicine •Al-Razi: greatest physicians – wrote books on medicine • Medical knowledge: Greece, Syria, Arabic, Indian sources • Discovered that clean air can help heal you faster Ibn-Sina: physician discovered several diseases • Discovered tuberculosis is contagious & diseases can spread through water & soil • Person’s emotional health is influenced by the physical health • 1st to describe: Meningitis, parts of the eye, &valves of the heart Geography Ibn-Battuta: Muslim explorer • Originated from the Muslim empire in Russia • Pilgrimage: traveled 30 years , every Muslim land, 75,000 miles • Worked for several foreign country leaders