World Studies Golden Age of Islam Task: You have been assigned the opportunity to create a magazine cover for the Golden Age of Islam. You must first complete research in your notebook (see details below) on the Golden Age, prior to creating your magazine cover.

1. Go to Islam and Islamic History in Arabia and the Middle East (http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/ihame/sec12.htm), The Golden Age of Islam (http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_401_450/golden_age_of_islam.htm) and Regents Prep Golden Age of Islam (http://regentsprep.org/regents/global/themes/goldenages/islam.cfm )to answer the following questions:

a. What years was the Golden Age for the Muslim world? b. What are the reasons/factors for the Golden Age?

2. What is Bayt al-Hikmah and what did they do? 3. How did the Golden Age of Islam decline/end? 4. Research achievements in the following areas:

Art and architecture

Medicine

Astronomy

Mathematics (Geometry and Algebra)

Literature

Any additional areas you wish (trade, economics, law etc…) The sites below may assist you however you may also use additional sources but please no wikipedia

a. Science and Math from Islam’s Golden Age

http://people.hofstra.edu/alan_j_singer/Docket/Acedemic_Freedom_Docket/19ScienceAndMathFromTheIslamicGoldenAge.pdf

b. The Story of Mathematics http://www.storyofmathematics.com/islamic.html c. Mathematics in Medieval Islam http://new.math.uiuc.edu/im2008/rogers/index.html d. Arabic Numerals http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/ihame/Ref6.htm e. PBS Algebra and Trigonometry http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/innoalgebra.html f. PBS Astronomy http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/innoastronomy.html g. Astronomy and Astrology http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/astr/hd_astr.htm h. Arab and Islamic Astronomy http://www.starteachastronomy.com/arab.html i. The Astrolabe http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/events/department-news/669/the-astrolabe-a-

mathematical-jewel/ j. PBS Medicine http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/innomedicine.html k. Medieval Islamic Medicine

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/islamic_medical/islamic_02.html l. Golden Age of Muslim Medicine

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/196205/golden.age.of.muslim.medicine.htm m. Medicine in Medieval Islam http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/med_islam.html n. PBS Engineering http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/innoengineering.html o. Golden Age of Islamic Literature http://goldenageislamiclit.wordpress.com/

Magazine Cover Requirements:

The magazine cover and article teasers should be appropriately and creatively titled.

At least 7 article teasers featuring historical people, achievements, topics etc... about the Golden Age of Islam (see topics below):

1. Article about causes/decline of the Golden Age 2. Editorial Article exposing the writers point of view on time period 3. Biographical information on one important person from the time period 4. An article which contains information on MOST significant achievement of the time period 5. Three articles describing key development from different areas of the time period

Appropriate graphics and visuals (no clip art) *Document should look like a magazine cover including all features of a magazine cover

Golden Age of Islam Magazine Rubric

Name __________________________

15 12 8 5

Attractiveness & Organization

Magazine cover is realistic in appearance, is computer generated, and well organized

Magazine cover is somewhat realistic in appearance, written work is typed, is somewhat well organized

Magazine cover is neatly hand written and organized

Magazine cover is not realistic in appearance and lacks organization

Content Magazine cover contains all seven elements. Graphics are evident and appropriate for the time period. Contains all features of a magazine cover

Cover contains five of the elements. Not all graphics pertain to the time period. Does not contain all features of a magazine cover

Magazine cover contains three of the elements. Graphics are missing or not appropriate for the time period

Magazine cover contains two of the elements. Graphics are not present. Contains few to no features of a magazine cover

Historical Accuracy & Content Knowledge

All teasers are historically accurate and representative of actual people, events, and issues of the time period. Author demonstrates clear understanding of the achievements

Five of the seven teasers are historically accurate and representative of people, events, and issues of the time period. Author demonstrates some understanding of the achievements but more detail is needed.

Three out of the seven teasers are historically accurate and representative of people, events, and issues of the time period. Author does not demonstrate clear understanding of the time period

Teasers are not historically accurate and representative of people, events, and issues of the time period.

Requirements

All requirements are met

Some of the requirements are met

TOTAL /57