Baghdad

Baghdad

Wealthy city

Rich in gold, silver, copper, and iron

Very complex city.

Read pg 87/88

High Achievement

Objective

• Summarize Abbasid achievements in art, literature, and science

Vocabulary

• Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting

• Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting

• Calligraphy- the art of fine handwriting

Vocabulary

Abbasid Culture

• 800 to 1000

• A period of high achievement in art and literature.

Art and Design

Islamic Art• Arabic scripts as inspiration

• Calligraphy- means beautiful handwriting

Calligraphy to Art

• Geometric designs

• Curves

• Arches

Mosques

Church

Arabesque

Arabesque

Music Music

Music Music

A very common middle-eastern rhythm, can be played slowly, or very fast, or somewhere in-between.

Maqsoum

Very simple 2/4 rhythm, can be played slow, but is also often used for fast spins!

Zar

Fallahi

This sends dancers into a spin, the speed being too fast for anything else. Play very fast otherwise it becomes a Wadha-wa-noss.

Book Making

Bookmaking• Learned paper making from the Chinese

• Chinese Prisoners

• Spread all through the Islamic world

House of Wisdom• Al Ma’mun (Caliph)

• Founded a school in Baghdad

• Translated Greek classics in philosophy into Arabic

• Shared them with the Umayyads

• They shared them with Europeans.