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The most important advancement of medicine was the book The Cannon of Medicine by Ibn Sina. This book was used in Europe and the Islamic world as the first standard medical textbook.

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Many girls got married as young as 12 or 13

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Decorations involved intricate patterns. They were carved into ceilings, walls, and doors.

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The Children's Crusade was started by a French child named Stephen of Cloyes and a German kid Nicholas in 1212, tens of thousands of children marched to the Holy Land. This ended in disaster, none of the children made it to the Holy Land and many were likely sold into slavery.

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One of the most important advances in medicine was the book The Cannon of Medicine by Ibn Sina. The book was used in Europe and the Islamic world as the standard medical text book. Another advancement was hospitals were more advalibe.

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The Relation Between Trade and Spread of Religion - Collin Parkin

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The Relation Between Trade and Spread of Religion - Collin Parkin

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Trade was mostly responsible for the spread of Islamic religion. Merchants brought their beliefs with them as they traveled, and quickly spread it westward. Over a longer period of time, Islam spread to other major areas, including China and India.

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"Deus Vult!" was the battle cry of the Crusaders meaning "God wills it" It came from a speech the Pope gave while gathering support for the First Crusade.

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The Children's Crusade happend in 1212, Ten's of thousands fathered together to march to the holy land. It ended in a disaster, non of the children made it there and were most likely sold into slavery. #sad #crusade #slavery #notbuiltdifferent

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The Ottomans ruled one of the largest portions of the Middle East and Eastern Europe from 1299 to 1923, later becoming the country of Turkey.

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Courtyards and gardens were important to Islamic architecture. Most buildings had courtyards and gardens where people could relax. To help cool off from the dry desert heat, fountains were placed in these areas.

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The slave trade was a very big part of the Islamic economy. Some slaves were captured during conquests and some were purchased.

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The First Four Caliphs- Isabella Passmore

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The First Four Caliphs- Isabella Passmore

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The Four Caliphs were the first four leaders of Islam and succeed the Prophet Muhammad. They are sometimes called the "Rightly Guided" Caliphs because each of them learned about Islam directly from Muhammad.

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The Crusades was a fight between the Holy Roman Empire and the Muslims. It lasted from 1095 to 1099. The fighting was over the city of Jerusalem. The religions all had a important reason to take the city. Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead there, and the Muslims believe that Muhammad ascended to heaven from there. The Christians eventually took the city of Jerusalem, but there were still many crusades left to come. #builtdifferent

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Jobs in Early Islamic Empire - Kaydence Wolfe

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Jobs in Early Islamic Empire - Kaydence Wolfe

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During the Middle Ages, the Islamic Empire had a very good, booming trade economy. Therefore, there were many jobs. A few jobs back in the day are farmers, merchants, craftsmen, teachers, herders, and soldiers.

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After Muhammad died, the Islamic government was called the "Caliphate" and was ruled by a "Caliph". The first four Caliphs were all taught Islam by Muhammad and were called the "Rightly Guided" Caliphs.

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The Quran is a holy book to the Muslims. They believed that the book revealed  Muhammad from Allah through the angel Gabriel.

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Al-Haytham was one of the world's first theoretical physicists. He made contributions in many areas including optics, astronomy, and mathematics. He also described ways of performing experiments and helped to develop the scientific method. His most important work was in the area of optics. His series of papers on optics, called The Book of Optics, influenced future western scientists.

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There were a total of 9 crusades that occurred over a span of 200 years. These battles were fought over the Holy Land, which served importance to Muslims, Jews, and Christians.

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Most major cities had a hospital where anyone could go to seek healthcare. One of the largest hospitals was in Cairo, Egypt and was said to help 4,000 patients daily.

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Islamic calendar and holidays- Lilly McKimson

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Islamic calendar and holidays- Lilly McKimson

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The Islamic calendar is based on the moon, so each year has about 354-355 days. This causes the dates of their festivals to change on the Gregorian calendar, which is the calendar we use.

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Poor people lived in tents or mud huts. Rich people lived in fancier homes, most of the time with courtyards.

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Most Islmaic art has a very distinct design, an example of this is the fact that instead of using animals these designs often are patterns. One design that is used quite often is Arabesque, this pattern uses leaves and flowers to create a very intricate pattern. Some Islamic artists also use a form of writing called calligraphy, and Tessellations which are many geometric shapes put together.

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The Islamic Empire expanded throughout the Middle Ages to become one of the largest empires in the history of the world. It controlled the middle east, northern Africa, the Iberian Peninsula (Spain), and parts of Asia into India.

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Early Islamic art mainly was about patterns and intricate designs. Animals and people were uncommon to see in art from this time period of Islam. Their stile of art is directly influenced by the Islamic religion.

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Education of the Early Islamic World- Lilly McKimson

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Education of the Early Islamic World- Lilly McKimson

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Since education was very important, young boys went to school to memorize the Quran, and study subjects like math, philosophy, astrology, and Greek.

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Instead of using animals and people in their designs, Islamic artists used intricate designs and patterns. A patter commonly used is called arabesque. This pattern uses intricate flowers and leaves. You would commonly see this pattern on wood carvings, stone reliefs on buildings, textiles, and decorated books.

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The Islamic Empire spread with its strong economy and military. Mostly into the Middle East and Africa.

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Early Islamic food consisted of dates, honey, and milk. This meal is often used today by the Muslims to break their fast during Ramadan.

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Homes in Early Islamic World - Kaydence Wolfe

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Homes in Early Islamic World - Kaydence Wolfe

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The houses that people lived in in early Islam was different depending on your social class. Poor families lived in tents or mud huts, while the rich lived in large, nice homes. These large homes even had courtyards with fountains so that they could cool off from the desert heat. Some homes even had their own system of air conditioning. This consisted of large wind towers to force wind into the house. Unfortunately, the people of the poorer class did not have these luxuries.

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The gap between the rich and poor-Logan Tharp

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The gap between the rich and poor-Logan Tharp

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While most people said that everyone was treated equally in Islam, this is in fact not true. The poor lived in mud huts while the rich were in extravagant homes with fountains to cool down. The poor don't have such commodities that the rich do, along with the fact that meat such as lamb and chicken was only accessed by the wealthy. The poor need that chicken.

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Daily Life of the Islamic Empire - Khloee Morris

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Daily Life of the Islamic Empire - Khloee Morris

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In the early life of the Islamic Empire, like any society, there was a difference in homes between rich and poor. The poor lived in mud huts or tents and the rich lived in large single family homes. Some of the large homes had a fountain to cool off in from the desert. They also sometimes had wind towers, that would force wind through their house, and it worked as like a air conditioner.

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A place where followers of Islam can go to worship. Usually a larger prayer room where Muslims go to pray, which is lead by the leader of the mosque. These leaders are called "imam."

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Islams married at a very young age, the women around 12 or 13 years old. The men would get married around 19 or 20. #marriage #love #ageisjustanumber

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In 1169, Saladin and his colleague Shirkuh took their soldiers and went to Egypt to fend off Crusaders from Europe. Egypt during the time was under control by the Fatimids and Islamic faction. Whilst defending Egypt Shirkuh died and Saladin fell into control over the army, and decided that he wanted the middle east to be rid of Englishmen, so that's exactly what he did. During 1186 Saladin turned his eyes to Jerusalem who was controlled by the Christians. By 1187 Saladin defeated the Crusaders, he and his army marched to Jerusalem and lay siege for a week until Jerusalem surrendered.

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Al-Khwarizmi and Omar Khayyam were two of the greatest mathematicians of their time. They helped to developed algebra into its own field of mathematics and made advances in geometry and trigonometry.

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When Muhammad became a prophet he founded and claimed mecca as the holy place.

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Here is an example of a post -Mrs. Sundberg

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Here is an example of a post -Mrs. Sundberg

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I would write something here that explains this map. This map shows the expansion of Islam under Muhammad and his successors. This map shows the huge expansion and the military campaigns under the different caliphs. Islam spread throughout the middle east, Mediterranean, Northern Arica, and Europe by 750 CE