Question
High Light the contribution of the Arabs to the World Civilisation.
Solution
Arab’s contribution in the field of science:
(i) The Arabs produced great physicians like Al-Razi and Ibn-Sina who respectively discovered the true nature of small-pox and tuberculosis. They organised hospital, for the treatment of the infectious diseases.
(ii) In Mathematics the Arbs spread the knowledge of numbers and trigonometry in the other regions of the world. Omar-Khayyam a great Mathematician of Arab devised a calendar which is more accurate than the present Christian Calendar.
(iii) The Arab astronomers believed that the earth revolves round the sun.
(iv) In Chemistry, the Arbs discovered many new compounds like sodium carbonate, silver nitrate, nitric and sulphuric acids.
Arab’s Contribution in the Field of Culture :
(i) In literature, the Arab classic “The Arabian Nights” a collection of 1001 stories “ Rabaiyat
” by Omar Khayyam, “Shahnama” by Al-Firdausi are famous all over the world.
(ii) The buildings of the Arabs and bulb like domes, small minarets, horse shoe arches and twisted columns.
