HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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democratic governments were developed.
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trade and commerce declined.
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advances in science and technology occurred.
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the religious ideas of Western Europe were accepted.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Islamic scholars helped to reproduce the work of many Greek scientists and mathematicians such as Aristotle. The work of Islamic astronomers had a significant influence on later astronomers such as Galileo and Copernicus. Arab scientist Ibn al-Haytham is considered one of the world’s first theoretical physicists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Baghdad was centrally located between Europe and Asia and was an important area for trade and exchanges of ideas. Scholars living in Baghdad translated Greek texts and made scientific discoveries-which is why this era, from the seventh to thirteenth centuries CE, is named the Golden Age of Islam.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many Islamic physicians made outstanding discoveries in all aspects of medicine during the Islamic Golden Age, building upon the knowledge of Galen and the Greek and adding their own discoveries. The most notable Islamic scholar in the history of medicine was al-Razi.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Golden Age of Islam, according to most historians, spanned the 8th to the 13th centuries–a time that happens to coincide with the heart of the Dark Ages in Europe.