Warm-Up

1. Arrange the Five Pillars of Islam in order

from least important to most
important.
2. Explain how tsetse flies impacted the
spread of Islam.

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#GoldenAgeOfIslam

The Golden Age of

Islamic Culture w/
hashtags

A golden age is a time of peace, prosperity,

and great cultural achievements.

Islam spread through conquest and trade.

The Abbasid dynasty ruled a vast empire.
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The Islamic Golden Age

During the Islamic golden age, there were
great advances in mathematics, medicine,
architecture, and the arts.
Islam became a blending of many cultures
leading to great achievements.

Muhammad forbade making images of God

or people. Islamic artists frequently used
geometric designs in their works of
art.

#MAKEYOUROWNTAG

Muslim rulers built beautiful mosques. A

mosque is an Islamic house of worship.
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#makeyourowntag

Muslim doctors learned how to diagnose

diseases like smallpox and measles.

Muslim
mathematicians
also
made
advances
in algebra
and geometry.

#religioustolerance
During the Islamic Golden Age, religions other than Islam
were tolerated .

"Let there be no
compulsion in
religion: Truth stands
out clear from error
(Al-Baqarah 256)

"If it had been your

Lord's Will, they
would all have
believed, all who are
on earth! Will you
then compel people,
against their will, to
believe!" (Yunus
10:99)

WARM-DOWN Qs
What other empire made advancements in
math and health? (THINK INDIA)
List two advances in mathematics and
science that occurred during the Islamic
golden age.
Why did Islamic artists rely on geometric
designs?
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