Golden Age Of Islam Research Paper

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Islam has had a great impact on today’s society, mainly in subjects of mathematics, language, astronomy and medicine. Islam made the biggest impact during the Golden Age of Islam, which lasted roughly for 650 years between the mid-eighth century until the 13th century. These subjects were influenced by the Islamic culture and the effects are still evident today.

Mathematics
The numbers we use today were spread across the Middle East by an Islamic mathematician by the name of al-Khwarazmi and are now known as “Arabic numerals.” This Islamic mathematician also developed various formulas to solve quadratic equations through the use of words and letters representing numerical values, these various formulas are still common practice in today’s society. Islam also gave birth to algebra as well as named as the word “algebra” is derived from the Arabic world al-jabr, meaning to restore or complete. The creation of algebra and other algorithms that paved the way to build computers and the creation of encryption. These were Islam’s major contributions to the field of mathematics, that are still widely used in today’s society. …show more content…

Arabic, like most other common languages, Arabic was spread throughout the world by trade and the conquering of other countries. The majority however, was done by the means of trade. This is because, the Islamic world became the centre of many academic fields such as mathematics, astronomy, medicine, philosophy and various of sciences. Therefore, understanding Arabic became an essential skill for traders and travellers alike. This is how, these concepts and ideas were spread across Europe and the rest of the world. For that reason, modern English includes words originating from the Arabic language. These words are “admiral” from “amir-ar-ahl,” meaning chief of the transport: “sequin” derived from “sikkah,” a die used for coin making: and “jar” from “jarrah,” a large earthen

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