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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