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    there were two Islamic golden ages. In the first Golden Age, society is being integrated in all dimensions, political, social, and moral, under the aegis of Islam, during this Golden Age (Lapidus 14). During the second Golden Age the state, religious institutions, differentiated political, and religious elites become divided during this Golden Age (Lapidus 13). Muhammad, not an immense influence to start out, had a strong political and economic influence during the Islamic Golden Age, because he, being

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    The Islamic Golden Age is rooted in the city of Baghdad, a city of architectural splendor. It was here that they discovered a need for science that was necessary to run this newfound empire. In efforts to fulfill this need, it resulted in the recruitment of the finest minds from all over the empire where they were welcomed to center for scholarship, Baghdad’s House of Wisdom. Those recruited were intellectuals and scholars who came to work in the academies and were the ones challenged with the daunting

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    During Islamic Empire’s Golden Age, ideas of science and math developed and spread. In order for this knowledge to grow, there had to be key factors to help it. The Muslims revived previous works from past civilizations to assist in this progress. Muhammad was very encouraging for all types of knowledge to grow. Three conditions that are important for the development of scientific and mathematical ideas are a unified language, the standardization of paper, and the push for learning. One condition

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    The Influence The Islamic Golden Ages Had on the Modern World The Islamic Golden Age came to be from the astonishing amount of people who were insisted on gathering knowledge, mostly acquired from books According to the Faceb Journal’s article; Arab science in the golden age (750–1258 C.E.) and today the Golden Age was started based on several factors. Muslims following the guidelines of the Prophet and The Quran studied, searched, and yearned for knowledge. Scholars travelled to teach or share ideas

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    The modern university does manifest itself in the Islamic world. The Golden Age of Islamic culture traces its roots back to the modern university. Throughout Islamic history, education was a point of pride and a field Muslims have always excelled in. The Islamic world was rich, diverse, and creative. Muslims became founders of the most major accomplishments in the world which later leads to western and world civilizations. The Muslims were most advanced in many fields such as mathematics, art, medicine

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    The Islamic Golden Age introduced lots of innovative thought into the world, and eventually those ideas made their way into Europe, one of which was the Arabic numerals. Medieval European society was changed by the introduction of the Arabic numerals into their society because these numbers revolutionized the way that daily tasks, like merchant bookkeeping, and academia were approached. Medieval European understanding of mathematics, physical sciences, and accounting was transformed by the translation

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    The siege of Baghdad is a turning point in world history. This single event ended the Islamic golden age, many buildings were destroyed, but after their invasion the city became an economic center and religious affairs flourished. The siege on Baghdad by the Mongols marked the end of the Islamic golden age. How? The Mongols sacked Baghdad, committing numerous atrocities and destroyed the Abbasids' vast libraries, including the House of Wisdom. The Mongols executed Al-Musta'sim and massacred many

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    The Islamic Golden Age was a time of development and change. This period lasted from 632 to 1258 CE. It began with the death of Muhammad and ended with the Mongols invading Baghdad. During the time between these two major events, many things were invented and discovered, and many wars took place. Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam, died in Medina after a short illness in 632 CE. Abu Bakr, the father of Muhammad’s favorite wife, A’isha, was his successor. Abu Bakr continued with Muhammad’s teachings

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    The Islamic Golden Age is traditionally dated from the mid 7th century to the mid 13th century. During this time, Muslim rulers established one of the largest empires in history. Artists, engineers, scholars, poets, philosophers, geographers and traders contributed to the Islamic world with agriculture, the arts, economics, industry, law, literature,navigation, philosophy, sciences, sociology and technology. They were able to contribute because they preserved earlier traditions and used inventions

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    knowledge to other countries, but also gained knowledge from those neighboring lands. The Islamic Empires had a strong and welcoming attitude towards knowledge, and made some incredible achievements in the arts and sciences. The Islamic Golden Age was a time in which many inteculatal accomplishments and advancements were made, and the Islamic Empire was at its most successful state. The Islamic Golden Age started in the 13 century with the Abbasid family in control. During this time, rulers

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