Trace the Islamic Golden Age c. 750-1258 CE centered at the Abbasid House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) in Baghdad — naming al-Khwarizmi, ibn Sina, al-Razi, ibn Rushd, al-Haytham, ibn Khaldun and their specific contributions in mathematics, medicine, optics, philosophy, and historiography
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~6 min hist.g7.f.ex_12

Short Answer

Prompt

Trace the etymology of (a) ALGORITHM and (b) ALGEBRA. For each, identify the Arabic origin + the year + the Latin-transmission via Toledo.

How it's presented
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Answer criteria
type short answer with rubric
rubric
both etymologies with year + Toledo connection = mastery
key concepts
  1. ALGORITHM = Latinized al-Khwarizmi (his name; from Khwarazm region)
  2. ALGEBRA = al-jabr ('restoration') from Hisab al-jabr w'al-muqabala 825 CE
  3. Toledo Translation Movement c. 12th c. Gerard of Cremona transmission to Latin
Hints
  1. ALGORITHM is named after al-Khwarizmi the scholar himself.
  2. ALGEBRA is named after the Arabic word al-jabr = 'restoration / completion'.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Missing the Toledo Translation Movement connection
  • Confusing al-Khwarizmi's name with the topic of his book
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