Muslim Cultural Achievements

Chapter 4, Section 3: Cultural Achievements of the Islamic Empire

Multiple Choice

What invention allowed Muslim scientists to measure one's position on the planet as well as the position of various stars in the universe?

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Seismometer

• Steel

Multiple Choice

Arab scholars used the astrolabe

• to build mosques and palaces

• to translate ancient writings

• to figure out their location on earth

• to develop a new type of math

Multiple Choice

Muslims contributed to Geography and Navigation by ________

• building mosques and palaces
• creating travel guide books and more accurate maps 
• using maps created by the Goths
• paying Chinese scholars to make maps

Multiple Choice

Geography: Using astrolabes to determine location, Muslim scholars created __________, to help people travel faster and safely.

• maps

• scrapbook

• a stele (writing on stone pillar)

• a film

Multiple Choice

Mathematics: This form of math was created by the Islamic Empire.

• Algebra

• Division

• Geometry

• Optometry

Open Ended

Respond in two or more sentences.

Choose three or more words: Muslims, astrolabe, created technology, geography, achievements, maps, algebra

Multiple Choice

Medicine: Muslim doctors established ____________ and created __________ for sick patients.

• hospitals ; pharmacies

• mosques ; weapons

• schools ; books

• military bases ; weaponry

Multiple Choice

Ar-Razi

• discovered how to diagnose and treat smallpox

• improved the astrolabe

• gathered information to make new maps

• led the spiritual movement known as Sufism

Multiple Choice

How did Muslim hospitals deal with patients who had diseases that others could catch?

• They treated them in medical tents placed behind the hospital
• They put them in separate wards away from other patients
• They sent them away from the hospital
• They put them in the wards with all other patients

Draw

Draw your best Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin.

Multiple Choice

Geometric & Floral Design: Muslim architects tried to recreate the geometry of nature in their buildings. The most ornate geometric designs appear in Muslim holy places of worship, called ________.

• Mosques

• Temples

• Churches

• Synagogues

Multiple Choice

Which of these was not present in Islamic art?

• calligraphy
• images of humans
• geometric designs

Multiple Choice

Muslims contributed to Education by _________

• creating mosques
• building palaces
• creating schools and libraries
• inventing the compass

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