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THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM AND THE DARK
AGES OF EUROPE
EUROPE AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Western Europe went through the Middle or “Dark Ages” while the Islamic World went through its Golden Age.
ISLAM SPREADS
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.
ISLAM SPREADS
Umayyads- Arab Muslim Empire in the Middle East and North Africa.
Abbasids-Muslim Empire with Land in Europe and Asia
Seljuk Turks-Rule much of the Land Once Held by Byzantine Empire
IBN BATTUTA 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 near-contemporary Marco Polo.
ANSWER:
What is a Golden Age? What are the general
characteristics of a Golden Age?
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM
8th Century to the 13th Century High Point of Islamic Culture Islam Expands to 3 Continents Bagdad, Iraq was the cultural,
religious, and trade capital of Islamic World. One of three great cities of the time.
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM
Preservation of Greek, Roman, and Hellenistic Culture
Achievements in medicine, science, math, geometry, algebra, anatomy, and astronomy.
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM
Trade and Cultural Diffusion Great Cities and Urban Centers Indian System of Numbers Literature Architecture Mosaics Calligraphy Art
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM
Math-Arabic Numbers, zero, algebra
Medical Science- early hospitals, surgery, early medical encyclopedia
Chemistry
Geography- accurate maps
Musical Instruments- lute, guitar, tambourine
Poetry
THE END OF THE ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE
Mongols Destroy the city of Bagdad.
The Crusades
ANSWER
What event started the Middle Ages in Europe?
How is Centralized Power different from Decentralized Power?
Why were the Middle Ages in Europe called the Dark Ages?
DARK AGES
Time of Little Achievement in science, math, education, art.
Chaos War Little trade or travel Few cities
THE MIDDLE AGES
Middle Ages/Medieval/Dark Ages for Europe
From the Fall of Western Rome until the End of the Crusades and Beginning of the Renaissance
WHAT IS FEUDALISM???
Feudalism is an economic and political system based on land, loyalty, and protection.
Hierarchal System of Obligations
Used in Europe and Japan
CHARACTERISTICS OF FEUDALISM
Decentralized Land is Important Manor System Obligations Lack of Trade No Social Mobility Similar in Japan and Europe
HOW DID FEUDALISM WORK?
Monarch Gave Land to Nobles.
Nobles and Knights Pledged Military Service to the Monarch.
OBLIGATION
Lords Grant Land in Exchange for Military Service!
FEUDAL HIERARCHY
Monarch Noble Knight Serf/Peasant
THE MANOR
The Manor was the Lord’s Land. Self-Sufficient- Everything is There. Little Trade of Travel Serfs Work the Land in Exchange
for Protection from Knights and Nobles.
THE CHURCH
During the Early Middle Ages and During Feudal Times the Church Was Very Powerful.
THE CHURCH
During the Middle Ages the Church and its Leader the Pope was the Most Powerful Organization.
Unifying Force Most People were Christian
CRUSADES
Islamic World and Medieval World Collide during Crusades.
Crusades were a series of wars between Christian Knights and Muslim Warriors for control of Jerusalem
The Crusades End Europe’s Dark Age but also end Islam’s Golden Age
ANSWER:
How did the Crusades affect both Medieval Europe and the Islamic World?
How is a dark age different from a golden age?
What were 3 achievements of Islam’s Golden Age?
How does Feudalism work?
