Today the modern world has been greatly influenced by Muslims. Muslims are very intelligent people and have created and invented many achievements. In 9th century Arabia, Muslims contributed to intellectual, cultural, and economic progress that had a long-term impact on the world. One of the reasons why Muslims have been able to achieve so much is because they are strict religious people. Almost everything they do is in the name of their God, Allah. Documents two, six, seven and eight provide examples of their cultural activities. Documents six calligraphy finds. Calligraphy is used to decorate buildings, mosques and objects in glory of Allah. Calligraphy is used to represent the word of God in ways other than letters to demonstrate that Allah is the creator of everything. It is also used to reduce the amount of art to avoid the idolatry of images intended to worship Allah. Today, cursive may have been created by the elegant writing of calligraphy. In calligraphy, words can be used to become images and have a deeper meaning than the image. Calligraphy is also used in the Dome of the Rock. Muslims worship Allah in the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem, as shown in document seven. The Dome of the Rock is a dome placed on top of a building for worshiping Allah. In the twenty-first century, domes are used for many buildings. The great sphere at Epoct, Disney World is also an extension of the Dome of the Rock. Document eight contains an excerpt from the Quran and Persian poems to compare the two. The Quran is the Holy Bible for Muslims and is the basis of Arabic literature and poetry. The Quran is written in a way that gives voice to the writer, as many poems do today. Figurative language and word choice influenced ways of writing...... middle of paper...... and the armillary sphere. The astrolabe and armillary sphere were used to study the heavens and calculate the calendar for the date and their location. The Astrolabe was like a smartphone that contained a calendar and a map. Without these inventions, constellations, maps and calendars could not be used today. Without guidance from the stars and sky, there would be no NASA to conquer the moon and no airport to help humans travel across the sky. Although the early inventions could not lead Muslims to travel in the sky, they were able to travel by sea and land. Document nine shows that Muslims were able to explore the world and conquer many surrounding lands and seas. Because they could travel across land and sea, they had a large trade network. As they traded, their customs and knowledge were also exchanged. Resulting in lasting influence of Muslims.