Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
(Saracenic) Civilizations
Islamic Religion
The Islamic Religion & Civilization
Islamic Religion
D144Kaaba
Obligations include:
Prayer;
almsgiving; Kindness to orphans &
widows.
Mosque in Medina
Hajj
Muslims performing
the Hajj (a pilgrimage
to Mecca).
The simple white
garments symbolize
the equality of
believers.
Muslim Pilgrimage
Muslims in Mecca
Muslims at Prayer
Koran
Koran
Caligraphy became
a highly developed
art form.
Caliph
Jihad
Expansion in Mideast
D162Muslim Exp.Map
Astrolabe
Muslim Medicine
Muslim physicians
were active in the
advancement of
surgical techniques,
and were among the
first to use narcotic
and sedative drugs in
operations.
Omar Khyyam
Of the Abbasid Dynasty was the
162MMap
Cordoba, Spain
This Muslim
mosque in Seville,
was built in 1172.
It was converted to
a Chrisitan
Cathedral in 1248.
Muslim architecture
F320Ottoman Map
End
Middle Ages: Byzantine &
Islamic (Saracenic)Civilizations
Russia
Russia
1000s, Byzantine influences: Hagia
Russia
1917-1990s Communism
1990s - present: Democracy &
capitalism emerging.
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