Islamic Golden Age

In the 9th century, the Islamic Empire covered an even greater area than the Roman Empire. True or False?

• True

• False

In 827, a team of Islamic mathematicians and astronomers were at work in the desert of northwestern Iraq. What were they hoping to accomplish?

• to produce an accurate map of the world

• to study the animals in the desert

• to discover new trade routes

• to study characteristics of the desert environment

Contemporary calculations have proven the accuracy of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi's calculations of what?

• the circumference of the sun

• the circumference of the earth

• algorithims

• the distance between Baghdad and Cordoba

During the Islamic Golden Age, the largest Christian libraries held more books than the royal library in Cordoba, Spain. True or False?

• True

• False

Islam opened the door to the exchange of ideas from East to West. True or False?

• True

• False