Islam Dbq Analysis

The Muslims and Islam, to build their own culture, used other countries as examples such as Rome, India, and Greece, as well as the countries that they conquered. They used these examples and the different teachings of these countries to advance them to the highest level that they had ever been. The documents show different views and help explain what the achievements are, how they came to be, and also their lasting impact on the rest of the world. The first set of documents talk about what the achievements are and the way that they helped to better the Muslims in Islam. The second group of documents give evidence and explain how the Muslims accomplished these achievements and what they improved on from other countries to make theirs the best
Document 2 talks about the Islamic capital of Cordova and how it was once labeled as the “jewel of the world”. Cordova had numerous libraries, bookstores, and public schools. As well as having great educational institutions, the people who lived in the city were very wealthy and had various luxuries that others in the world were not fortunate enough to have. This document shows that the people of Islam benefited greatly from the achievements and advances that their people had made. The fourth document tells of the math advancements that Al-Khwarizmi, a Muslim mathematician, made. This is an early form of what we today would call algebra, it was written in a textbook and was later translated so that other countries could use it. Document 5 is two figures that the Islamic people used is geography and mapmaking. They used the two objects to view the sky and to figure out how to draw their maps and to make calculations for travel. These two figures are evidence of the advancements made by Islam because they help to prove they were able to change and better the tools of other countries to help their people and to help make try and make their culture one of the bests in the world. The ninth document explains the trade network that was established by Muslim merchants throughout the Sahara Desert and into West Africa. This advancement was huge because Islam was already in control of travel, over land and seas, so these routes allowed people to travel back and forth easier with paths that were established and that people were able to follow to move all around the earth. All of these documents present evidence of the achievements made by the Muslim people of Islam. The second section of documents all explain and tell how the achievements came about and how the advancements were made by the