HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: One Thousand And One Nights, Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi, Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi
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Linked to india/persia; muslim empire added/arranged stories at about the 10th century. Images of living beings were discouraged, because only allah was allowed to create life. Thus, artists embraced calligraphy, the art of beautiful handwriting, as well as decorative arts- such as woodwork, glass, ceramics, and textiles. Architecture was the area of greatest cultural blending, the great mosque of damascus was built on the christian church; huge dome and vaulted ceiling blended byzantine culture + muslim ideas. Syrian areas included roman features, such as baths using roman heating systems. In cordoba, the great mosque held 2 levels of arches, which was never seen before. Contribution to sciences involved medicine, mathematics, and astronomy. Al-razi (rhazes) greatest physician between 500-1500 c. e. Wrote encyclopedia called comprehensive book, including knowledge from greek, syrian, arabic, and. He also wrote treatise on smallpox and measles, discovering that patients recover with cleaner air. Reliance on scientific observation/mathematical solutions to old problems in science,
