Our civilization has come very far compared to where everything began. Many great developments have been learned and reused from what Muslim history and culture has inherited. Since they tolerated other cultures after they conquered them, they were able to advance quickly. Due to Muslims preserving and extending their knowledge, they were able to impact the world by contributing their advancements in categories such as, but not limited to, medicine, education, mapmaking, and trade because we use and/or see many of these inventions and advancements to this day.

Similar to how voyaging into the unknown had been a part of European culture since Odysseus, the Muslims’ “deep-seated curiosity about the world and quest for truth reached back to Mohommad himself” (Document 1). The Muslims were interested in sciences because they wanted the doctors …show more content…
This allowed them to explore the geographical area. Since Islam was able to do this, it “carved the way for the slave-owner and the merchant to follow” in its path, which also led to their success (Document 8). Europeans had benefitted from the Muslim industry, like the intake of textiles and natural products. The Islamic trade customs were also highly influential on the Christian commercial development of their countries through the commercial vocabulary used by them (Document 9).

Islamic contributions to the world affected many areas of life, such as architecture, medicine, language, and technology. The lasting impact of Muslim achievements stand out because they were looked upon by Europeans as well as spread around the world. Many advancements in mathematics, science, and literature can be dated back to Muslim culture, and since many of their architecture is seen in a lot of historical buildings, as well as the products they traded are also used today, the Muslim impact on the world is great enough to call them pioneers of