The Islamic accomplishments in medicine were remarkable. Islamic physicians discovered the value of cauterization and of styptic agents, diagnosed cancer of the stomach, prescribed antidotes for cases of poisoning, and made notable progress in treating diseases for the eyes. In addition, they recognized the infectious character of bubonic plague, pointing out that clothes could transmit it. Finally, Muslims excelled over all other medieval peoples in the organization of hospitals and in the control of medical practice. There were at least thirty-four great hospitals located in the principal cities of Persia, Syria, and Egypt, which appeared to be organized in a strikingly modern fashion. Each h

The Islamic Civilization invented, discovered, and contributed many more ideas than I discussed. They are well over looked by many people for the wonderful contributions they made to the world.

The Muslims greatest accomplishment was to unite the geometry of the Greeks with the number science of the Hindus. Borrowing what Westerners know as "Arabic numerals," including the zero, from the Hindus, Islamic mathematics was able to develop an arithmetic based on the decimal system and also make advances in algebra (itself from an Arabic word). Building upon Greek geometry with reference to heavenly motions, they made great progress in spherical trigonometry.

The Islamic chemistry was an outgrowth of Alchemy an invention of the Hellenistic Greeks. The system of belief was based upon the principle that all metals were the same in essence, and that baser metal

Some common words found in the essay are:
Islamic Civilization, Middle Ages, Syria Egypt, Hellenistic Greeks, Algoritgm Islamic, Finally Muslims, Building Greek, Hindus Islamic, Islam Muslims, Ibn Haiyan, islamic civilization, arnold legacy, legacy islam, thomas arnold, contributed ideas, thomas arnold legacy, arnold legacy islam,
Approximate Word count = 580
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)