RELIGIONS
ISLAM
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Question
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The Islamic world produced the first skilled, specially trained ____
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Astrologers
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Astronauts
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Singer
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Pharmacists
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Astronomy was of particular interest to Islamic scholars in Iran and Iraq and until this time around 800 AD, the only astronomical textbook was Ptolemy’s Almagest, written around 100 AD in Greece. This venerable text is still used as the main reference for ancient astronomy in academia to this day.
Detailed explanation-2: -Celestial globes and armillary spheres. Astrolabes. Mechanical calendar. Sundials. Quadrants. Equatoria.
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