Three Most Important Achievements of Muslims in the Middle Ages

MUslim Information

MUslim BAckground Information

• They invented many products that have changed the modern world
• For example,  the camera obscura,  the clock and water wheels
• Calligraphy was also an important achievement,  but not most important
• Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing

Algebra

• Al-Khwarizimi is considered the ''Father of Algebra''
• Algebra is used to solve problems involving unknown numbers
• Al-Khwarizmi wrote al-Kitab al-mukhtasar fi hisab al-jabr w'al-muqabala
• The name "algebra" actually came from the book, which is on algebra
• The book (translated) was very important to eastern and western scholars 

Algebra's Importance

• Algebra is and has been very important to the world
• It's aided people in finding some of the world's most important discoveries
• For example, computers, medicines and the formula for energy
• Algebra affects everyday life too!
• It's also used for budgeting, managing time and other key things

Hospitals

• Muslim doctors established the world's first hospitals
• Hospitals served as training centers for doctors learning the craft
• In medieval times the government payed for all Islamic medical expenses
• There were also caravans that took medical care to outlaying villages
• By the 10th Century Baghdad even had five hospitals!

Hospitals' Importance

• Hospitals are important for MANY reasons!
• Hospitals provide a safe place where expert doctors and nurses cure people
• They save lives daily and help people get better!
• It helps a community centralize all the medical equipment they need
• It helps people have an efficent place to get medical care

The Discovery of Infections being caused by  Bacteria

• Al-Razi discovered that infections are caused by bacteria
• Al-Razi also was the first to distinguish between smallpox and measles
• That was very important for his time because nobody else had done that
• This shaped the way medical research was interpreted forever

Importance of the discovery of infections being caused by bacteria

• This discovery was very important in many ways to many people on earth
• Many vaccines and medicines were invented because of this discovery
• Also many disease outbreaks that would've killed millions were prevented
• This Islamic advancement put medical research ahead of it's time

As you can see, algebra, hospitals, and the discovery of bacteria causing infections were the three most important discoveries made by Muslims in the Middle Ages