Innovations and Inventions: Science and Technology along the Silk Road (Free)

Length

40-60 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

5

Maximum participants:

40

Primary Disciplines

Gifted & Talented, Health/Physical Education, International, Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies/History, Technology/Information Science

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Zoom

Booking Information

Our Center is located on a university campus and cannot accept requests during winter and summer breaks. Please allow two weeks' notice for scheduling purposes.

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For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

Our program is provided free of charge and there is no cancellation fee. However, we rely on the volunteer hours of students and faculty to make these programs available, and we appreciate your consideration in cancelling programs as promptly as possible.

About This Provider

 

Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center

Bloomington, IN
United States

The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC) at Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center dedicated to raising awareness about its target area: namely the Turkic, Iranian, Mongolian, Uralic, and Tibetan cultural spheres. Some countries included are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.

Program Details

Format

1. This program opens with students discussing recent innovations and what drives innovation in the modern world.
2. We then briefly introduce the historical context of medieval Eurasia.
3. We discuss some of the major inventions, scientists, and thinkers medieval Central Eurasia.
4. We end with a discussion of some of the factors in this innovation 'boom' and how the Golden Age of Islam relates to the Islamic world today.
5. Additional time will be reserved for questions and answers

Objectives

Participants will
a) develop a greater understanding of the contributions of ancient Muslim thinkers and scholars to modern math and science;
b) critically analyze reasons why the Islamic world and Central Eurasia became centers of scholarship during the Golden Age of Islam;
c) discuss the reasons for the rise and fall of innovation power in any society

Standards Alignment

National Standards

N/A

State Standards

N/A