Southwestern Asia and the World of Islam: Unit Test Review

How did the study of astronomy affect the practice of Islam?

• It helped people navigate sea routes to holy sites.

• It helped people develop understandings of holy texts.

• It helped people write tables and record new data.

• It helped people know what time to pray and what direction to face.

How did Muslim doctors train and test new physicians?

• They sent doctors to new lands to learn about the body.

• They developed their own ways independent of other groups.

• They opened schools where new doctors learned to practice medicine.

• They learned from documents that had been translated from Latin to Arabic.

How did Ibn Baṭṭūṭah’s travels build knowledge of geography?

• He developed an accurate world map.

• He wrote a guide used by other travelers.

• He advised rulers of countries on geography.

• He invented the astrolabe to study geography.

How did the translation movement help spread scholarly ideas?

• It preserved the ideas of Muslim scholars from the past.

• It made Latin and Greek texts available to Arabic-speaking peoples.

• It made Arabic texts easier to reproduce and print.

• It provided model texts for scientific and mathematical writing.

Which of these are practices in Sufism?

• calligraphy and poetry

• scientific inquiry and math

• storytelling and art

• dance and meditation

Which features were most commonly used in Islamic art and architecture?

• minarets

• calligraphy writings

• human forms

• arches and arch patterns

Why did Muslim scholars translate scholarly works into different languages?

• They wanted to analyze and promote their own culture.

• They wanted to add elements of philosophy and literature to the texts.

• They wanted to translate all world literature into one language.

• They wanted to share their culture and learn from other cultures.

What became the shared language for religion, trade, and learning among Muslims?

• Greek

• Arabic

• Persian

• Turkish

What is a dhow?

• a type of ship

• a type of caravan

• a person who contributes to charity

• a person who spreads religious ideas

How were the cities of Baghdad and Córdoba similar?

• Both were centers of learning.

• Both were cities for Islamic pilgrimage.

• Both were centers of Jewish culture.

• Both were cities important to the sea trade.