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What was life like in the Islamic world?
- The Islamic Empire was one of the world's largest empires. It covered a diverse range of cultures, climates, and geographical areas.
- The size and style of homes varied between the wealthy and the poor. Farmers, merchants, craftsmen, teachers, herders, and soldiers were among the jobs people worked in.
- Some people lived in cities and communities, while others lived in the al badw (nomads).
What important inventions did the Islamic world create?
- Toothbrush: In the year 600, the Prophet Mohammed popularized the use of the first toothbrush.
- Coffee: Was first brewed in Yemen around the 9th century
- Hospitals: First such medical center was the Ahmad ibn Tulun Hospital, and was founded in 872 Cairo.
- Algebra: algebra comes from the title of a Persian mathematician's famous 9th-century treatise "Kitab al-Jabr Wa l-Mugabala".
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