ISLAM’S
ART, MEDICINE,
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Diana Calderon
Period 8
ISLAM’S ART
 art included:
• pottery
• textiles
• rugs
• ceramics
• carved wood
Islam (Muslim) World
 involved geometric figures and patterns
 designs created the impression of unending repetition
• represent infinite nature of God
 had taken variety of forms in different part of the Islam world
• Spain, North Africa, India & the Middle East
forms they used included:
• Muqarnas
• Girih Tiles
• Calligraphy
• Arabesque (2 modes)
• 1st mode recalls the principles that govern the order of the
world
• 2nd mode recalls the feminine nature of life giving
ISLAM’S ART
Calligraphy
Arabesque
Patterns
Muqarnas
Girih Tile
ISLAM’S MEDICINE
 more advance than other regions during this time period
 medicine showed variation & diversity
• involved different regions and cultures
 surrounding regions benefited from the discoveries
 discovering:
• new illnesses
• ways to cure some illnesses
• new medicines (involving plants/herbs)
• new medical procedures
SOME IMPORTANT FIGURES TO
INFLUENCE THE MEDICINE IN ISLAM
 Al-Razi
• surgeon
• wrote the largest medical encyclopedia
• explained the nature of several diseases
• found a treatment for kidney stones
• famous for his study of chicken pox & small pox
• first to use opium for anesthesia
• developed many surgical tools
 Ibn Sina
• recognize the contagious nature of tuberculosis
• wrote the al-Qanun
• an encyclopedia that identifies 760 different drugs
SOME IMPORTANT FIGURES TO
INFLUENCE THE MEDICINE IN ISLAM
Al-Zahravi
•the father of surgery
• wrote a medical encyclopedia
• developed many surgical tools
• performed delicate operations
 Ibn Nafis
• discovered the pulmonary circulation system
ISLAM’S SCIENCE
 chemistry & medicine was exceeding during 900 through 1200 CE
 contributes to technology, medicine & astrology
 also contributes to mathematic concepts
• algebra
• trigonometry
SOME IMPORTANT FIGURES TO
INFLUENCE THE SCIENCE OF ISLAM
 al-Battani (858 - 929 AD)
• astronomer, mathematician & scientist
• accurate count of the solar year
•365 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes and 24 seconds
• wrote books on astronomy & trigonometry
 al-Buzjani
• contributed to mathematics
• constructed equations to find solutions
• contributed to development of trigonometry
• introduced the secant and cosecant
• observed the movement of the moon
 al-Biruni (973 - 1048 AD)
• known for his study on astronomy & science
• skilled physician
• determined latitudes & longitudes
• investigated gravity
ISLAM’S TECHNOLOGY
 rise occurred around the same time medicine was expanding in
Spain
 contributed to other creations
• influenced creation of clocks (created by the Chinese)
created new tools
• surgical tool
• astrolabe
• tool used to tell time as well as the length of the day
 new techniques to use for crafts for metalworking, weaving and
building
 created watermills & windmills