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| new Islamic dynasty in 750 |
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| Islamic capital moved here during the Abbassid Caliphate dynasty |
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| What Greek invention that aided naval travel did the Muslims improve? |
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| They made improvements to the astrolabe - a tool used for solving problems relating to time and the position of the sun and stars. |
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| What Muslim scholar is regarded as the Father of Modern Medicine? |
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| the Persian scientist Avicenna |
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| What farming improvements did the Muslims make to increase productivity? |
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| *effective use of irrigation *developed the windmill to pump water out of the ground |
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| What natural resources did the Muslims harness to produce power? |
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| water, wind, steam and oil to produce power thru paper mills, saw mills and steel mills + crank shafts and water turbines to provide power to factories |
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| Contrast the Umayyad dynasty with the Abbassid dynasty. |
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| The Umayyad dynasty focused on a lot of Islamic conversions & conquests where the Abbassid dynasty focused on learning and culture |
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