CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD

Irrigation and Underground WellsDeveloped to help make the most of scarce water resources and provide water for houses and fields

INVENTIONS / TECHNOLOGY

Created accurate maps

Perfected the compass and the astrolabeAn astrolabe is a instrument showing how the sky looks at a specific place at a given time

INVENTIONS / TECHNOLOGY

Muslims adapted and improved the game of chess spreading it throughout the empire.

INVENTIONS / TECHNOLOGY

A Muslim musician, named Ziryab established Europe's first conservatory, or music school.

EDUCATION

Al-Khwarizmi is best knows as the father of Algebra, which solves problems with unknown numbers.

Muslims spread the concept of zero.

EDUCATION

Muslim doctors established the world’s first hospitals

Pharmacist made hundreds of medications for patients

EDUCATION

Muslim scholars studied animals, which is Zoology

Theories of evolution were presented by Al-Jahiz

EDUCATION

Muslims added great artistry to textiles.Weavers wove using wool, linen, silk and cotton and then dyed them with vivid color.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Muslim artist used geometric shapes, such as circles, triangles, squares and hexagons, to create Geometric Designs.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Muslims thought calligraphy, which is artistic handwriting, was the highest form of decorative art

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Muslims learned the art of paper making from the Chinese and used it to create bound books.

ARTS AND LITERATURE