Question

What are some achievements, contributions, and key figures associated with the Islamic Golden Age

Answer 1

Answer:

Islamic Golden Age was marked by extraordinary cultural, economic and scientific flourishing, which included remarkable level of education and transmission of knowledge, development of juristic thought, philosophy, algebra, scientific method, astronomy, physics, biology and other sciences.

Key figures of the period are the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, as well as major contributors to science and technology, such as Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd, al-Khwarizmi, Ibn al-Haytham, Ibn Khaldun and others.

Explanation:

The period of Islamic Golden Age was characterized with remarkable upheaval in sciences, translation and various progressive achievements that became significant in our history.

Some of such contributions include translation and transmission of classical knowledge of antiquity that otherwise could have been lost. It was during this period that Islamic scholars interpreted the works of Aristotle which led to further transformation of philosophy, psychology and metaphysics.

During the Islamic Golden Age, algebra, geometry and arithmetic were developed and many discoveries were made in other sciences, including biology, physics and astronomy. Key foundations for further development of medicine and social sciences were also made due to scientific flourishing supported by the Abbasid caliphs of that period.

Answer 2

Achievements and contributions: new inventions such as soap bars, toothpaste, valves, mechanized waterclocks, and frequency analysis.  Scientific breakthroughs in experimental physics.

Notable figures: Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), Abhas Ibn Firnas, al-Jazari.