HIST 10 World Civ
Lect. # 19

Baghdad, the Translation Movement & Islam song I. The Abbasid Caliphate [Map #1]          A. Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258 CE)                1. Baghdad (founded 762) - Abu al-Abbas                    • Harun al-Rashid (r.786-809)             B. Translation Movement                1. New focus on learning                    • Greek sources                             - Philosophy (Aristotle)                             - Geometry (Euclid)                             - Astronomy (Ptolomey)                             - Medicine (Galen & Hippocrates)                    •  House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah)                             - growth of libraries          C. Transformation of Islamic Culture                1. Mathematics                     • Indian ["Arabic"] numerals                    • positional notation                    • algebra (al-jabr),                2. Medicine (obstetrics)                3. Chemistry (al-Kimiya')                    •al-kuhl (alcohol )                4. Trade                    • Overland Trade                    • Maritime Trade                    • Banks                5. Influence on Europe