Muslim And Islam Dbq Essay

The Arab and Islamic Empire made some of the greatest contributions to the world during its reign. During a time when Europe was in the midst of the Middle Ages was cut off from the rest of the world, the Arab Empire flourished with trade and intermingling. As Christian Europeans struggled to reclaim Jerusalem for themselves with the Crusades, the Muslims’ vast territory not only housed Jerusalem, but Mecca, and land as far as Cordova, Spain. Where European Medieval doctors were untrained and performed numerous amputations, and leeching, Islamic doctors studied and practiced advanced medical treatments. The Muslims made great contributions to education, science, and trade alike. The Muslims were able to make contributions that impacted the

Document 1 shows that vaccines and other important medical practices used in the West at that time were developed in the Islamic empire centuries before. The document says early on Muslim rulers wanted qualified doctors and professionals treating their sicknesses. Before hand, anyone could practice medicine and treat sick people. It was Muslims who spread the practice of having safe and tested doctors treat patients. This has carried all the way to today, where in countries like the United States it is illegal to practice without a medical license. The Muslims wrote many medical texts on their practices and wanted to preserve them for future use. In Document 3 was written by a modern day physician who most likely studied from texts inspired and influenced my Muslim texts since they were used in Europe and Asia for over 6 centuries. He writes that when the Europeans discovered these texts they immediately wanted to translate them into Latin. These texts survived and guided doctors for 600 years. The texts included drawings of 200 medical tools which became a prominent textbook of surgery in Europe. Without the ambition of Muslims, many of the medical practices that exist today wouldn’t be available or as advanced as they