Specific response guidelines:
Read carefully, and making specific reference to the text, come discuss one or more of the following:
• What can we learn about science in the Abbasid era?
• What does this tell us about palace politics?
• What elements of the story appear Islamic, and what elements UN-Islamic?
• What lessons is the story trying to convey?
• Anything else you found remarkable or interesting.
General response guidelines:
Here is what counts as addressing a reading:
In order to get full credit, you will need to either quote a passage, explicitly refer to a specific line/ paragraph, or discuss an argument or concept brought up in the readings. You may respond to as many or as few of the prompts provided, as long as you are able to address the minimum number of readings.
