Unit 7: Islamic Contributions - WHI

What is this form of decorative writing called?

• Sanskrit

• Calligraphy

• Greek

• Cursive

Muslim scholars in Baghdad and Cordoba translated which type of ancient writings into Arabic?

• Greek and Latin

• Greek and French

• Latin and Spanish

• Latin and German

Muslim scholars are credited with creating ...

• Calculus

• Physics

• Geometry

• Algebra

Muslim architecture, like the Dome of the Rock, show influences from which civilizations?

• Greek, Roman, and Byzantine

• Roman, Spanish and Germanic

• Byzantine, Russian, and Scandinavian

• Roman, Germanic, and Mesopotamian

What is this building?

• Hagia Sophia

• Blue Mosque

• Dome of the Rock

• Pantheon

Where is this building located?

• Jerusalem

• Baghdad

• Damascus

• Constantinople

• Rome

This was an early university in Baghdad that served as a library, school, and translation center.

• House of Wisdom

• Al-Azhar University

• University of Al-Karaouine

• Knowledge House

Al-Razi was a Persian scientist known for

• creating geographic maps

• discovering new constellations

• founding pediatric medicine

• inventing the lever and pulley

Which numbering system did the Islamic World adopt?

• Greek

• Indian

• Roman

• Egyptian

• Incan

This is used to measure the angle of the sun and stars on the horizon:

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Abacus

• Caravel

• Sundial