HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Base your answer on the quote below and on your knowledge of Social Studies“ ____ Wherever they went, the Muslims brought with them their love of art, beauty, and learning. From about the eighth to the eleventh century, their culture was superior in many ways to that of western Christendom. Some of the finest centers of Muslim life were established in Spain. In Cordova, the streets were solidly paved, while at the same time in Paris people waded ankle-deep in mud after a rain. Cordovan public lamps lighted roads for as far as ten miles; yet seven hundred years later there was still not a single public lamp in London! Some Spanish Muslims had homes with marble balconies and courts with lovely waterfalls. Bedrooms were vaulted with stained glass and speckled with gold. And metal pipes carried water into marble baths. Nearly every mosque had a public school in which the children of the poor were taught. Many Muslim libraries were excellent; the catalogue of one caliph’s library filled forty volumes. In addition, the followers of Mohammed achieved much in science, particularly in chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine ____ “-Daniel Roselle, A World History16. Identify a claim supported by the passage above and your knowledge of social studies.
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Cultural diffusion occurred more often in Christian civilizations than Muslim ones.
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Golden ages are marked by economic prosperity and scientific and cultural achievements.
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The Silk Roads were integral to the rise of Muslim control in Cordova, Spain.
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Predominantly Christian cities were more advanced than Muslim cities in Medieval Europe
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What is Islam? Islam, one of the world’s three major monotheistic religions, teaches the oneness of God (known in Arabic as Allah), who has revealed his message through a succession of prophets – the prophets of the Jewish tradition, including Jesus-and finally through Muhammad (ca.
Detailed explanation-2: -Islam’s golden age in science, technology and intellectual culture spanned about 500 years, from the ninth until the 14th centuries. Muslim achievements in these areas greatly influenced the European Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries, as well as the birth of modern scientific method in the 17th century.
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