New Science in the Islamic Regions

Vocabulary flashcards covering the early development of science in the Islamic regions, focusing on the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties.

Greek learning

Knowledge that entered the Islamic region in the form of books rather than as an oral tradition.

Umayyad era

The period from $661$ to $750$ during which Hellenic learning was dominant in the Islamic empire.

Abbasid era

The period from $750$ to $1258$ characterized by the dominance of Persian learning and the translation of books into Arabic.

Abbasid legitimacy

A status the dynasty sought by patronizing Persian learning and underwriting the translation of books.

Astrology

The field that drove an interest in astronomy and mathematics, finding applications at the Abbasid court.

Harun al-Rashid

The Abbasid Caliph ($r. 786$ to $809$) who underwrote the translation of Greek learning into Arabic and searched for manuscripts in Byzantium.

Byzantium

The location to which Harun al-Rashid sent missions to search out additional manuscripts.