Islamic Achievements Dbq Analysis

Islamic Achievements In this paper, we will learn the most important Islamic achivements and how the Muslims were able to make contributions that impacted the world. They have many achievements and also accomplishments that have contributed to the world. The Muslims adapted in different areas from Greece, India, and Rome. They also gained much from the people that they conquered. Muslim achievements stand out and have a long lasting impact on the world and were able to advance scholarships in many different areas to the highest level at that time. Muslims of the Islamic Empire both preserved existing knowledge and extended it. Their achievements have helped many cultures create new ideas and many great advancements.

The most important Islamic achievements
In document three, al-Razi wrote a medical reference encyclopedia, it desribed the influence of Islamic books he wrote on European medicine. The book states “When Europeans learned that Muslims had preserved imppratant medical texts, they wanted to translate the texts into Latin. In the 11th century scholars traveled to libraries in places such as Toledo, Spain… where they began translating, but only after they learned to read Arabic. Through this process, Europen medical schools gained access to vital reference sources”. The Europeans gained most of their knowledge of medicine from Muslims. In document four, Al- Khwarizmi, a mathematician studied Indian sources. It says “He wrote a textbook in the 800s about al-jabr (algebra)”. The textbook was later translated and passed down and used for many years throughout Europe. In document five, “Muslim scholars made advancements in trigonometry, astronomy, and mapmaking”. Muslims made different advancements in those given areas. In