The Islamic Golden Age

Muslim Innovations and Adaptations

Lesson 11 - The Islamic Golden Age

Lesson 11

• Introduction

• Section 1

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What important innovations and adaptations did medieval Muslims make?

Essential Question

Objective

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

a change made to an existing object or way of doing things is called..

• adaptations

• innovations

• cultural diffusion

• astrolabe

Multiple Choice

Something new or an improvement is called...

• adaptations

• innovations

• cultural diffusion

• astrolabe

Multiple Choice

True or False: Islamic culture flourished despite the fact Muslim empires did not last because scholars and artists made great innovations and adaptations.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

By 750 C.E., less than 200 years after Muhammad's death, Muslims ruled a vast area including... [Select ALL that APPLY]

• Spain

• North Africa

• the Middle East

• Europe

Multiple Select

Muslims are credited with introducing many foods to other parts of the world including...[Select ALL that Apply]

• rice

• sugar

• oranges

• pineapples

Multiple Choice

Surprisingly, only a few Muslims came from ______________ the very heart of where Islam started.

• North Africa

• Persia

• Egypt

• Arabian Peninsula

Multiple Select

The Islamic Golden Age saw improvements in which areas? [Select ALL that APPLY]

• Science

• Math

• Philosophy

• Medicine

The spread of ideas and cultural elements from one society [group of people] to another.

Lesson 11 - Islamic Golden Age

Cultural Diffusion

Oranges

Sugar

Rice

Multiple Choice

The spread of ideas and cultural elements from one society [group of people] to another is called a...

• adaptations

• innovations

• cultural diffusion

• philosopher

Multiple Choice

Why were the Islamic lands ideally located for cultural diffusion?

• Islamic lands were located in the East, which was an advantage of Europeans

• Islamic lands linked Asia, Europe, and Africa through important trade routes

• Islamic lands were mainly located in North Africa

• Islamic lands were mainly located in Spain

Multiple Select

Cultural diffusion between societies [groups of people] can happen several ways according to the textbook, including...[Select ALL that Apply]

• Trade

• Travel

• Conflict [War]

Multiple Choice

True or False: A shared (Arabic) language and a love of learning allowed Muslim scholars in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East to exchange ideas and build on one another’s work.

• True

• False

• A center for Muslim scholars and learning in the Mulsim world.

• Located in Baghdad, Iraq

Lesson 11 - Islamic Golden Age

House of Wisdom

Multiple Choice

At the heart of the Islamic Golden Age was the House of Wisdom, which was a....

• Palace

• Restaurant

• Library

• Coffee Shop

Multiple Choice

True or False: At the House of Wisdom during the Islamic Golden Age, one could find Christians and Muslims working together on translating information and books.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A scholar, teacher, or thinker who seeks knowledge is called a...

• adaptations

• innovations

• cultural diffusion

• philosopher

Multiple Select

During the Islamic Golden Age, the madrasa, or Muslim schools, were....[Select ALL that APPLY]

• Mosques

• Boarding House

• Libraries

Multiple Select

Most of the information that was traveling across the Islamic world through trade at this time was primarily in 3 languages, which were... [Select ALL that Apply]

• English

• Persian

• Greek

• Arabic

Multiple Choice

What technological advancement that most likely fueled the Islamic Golden Age did Muslims learn from Chinese prisoners of war?

• The Compass

• Gunpowder

• Paper

Multiple Choice

The ______________ and Hadiths place value on education and scientific discovery.

• Qur'an

• Hajj

• Jihad

• Shari'ah Law