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Islamic Civilization: Its Contributions To World Culture

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Royce Haddock Mrs. Theeck Social Studies Block 6 January 9, 2018 Islamic Civilization: Its Contributions to World Culture Have you ever observed an object or concept and wondered how it got so advanced and impressive, or who thought of the idea? All civilizations throughout history have made great contributions to the world. They made new ways of life and thought of ideas to fix many problems. Islamic culture specifically has impressed and achieved many things in their past. They made remarkable advances in their engineering & architecture of their buildings, geographical and navigational tips & tools, and their book creation and literary ways higher than any other societies in this period in history, which led to them influencing these societies. …show more content…

In Document 9, it conveys that, “The whole world was theirs to explore, and their ships sailed across the sea.” This evidence portrays that Muslims had to have a very intelligent understanding of the ocean they sail on, possibly using some type of device to guide them. The evidence also shows that Muslims did have some type of device or devices to help them at sea. But, that’s not it. In the 5th Document, it reveals that Muslims, “...used the astrolabe and the armillary sphere to study the skies and make calculations for their calendars and maps.” Document 5 has presented the fact that Muslims did indeed had to study previous cultures to gather information on geography to make such a breakthrough in technology. These new tools caught the attention of other

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