Humanities Quiz 5B

The early Islamic civilisation started in Arabia in the early 10th century.

• True

• False

Early Islamic scholars are responsible for the discovery and development of a wide range of inventions that are still used in medicine today.

• True

• False

The Canon of medicine is an encyclopedia of 9 books that adds up to about one million words in length.

• True

• False

Ibn Sina discovered that germs cannot cause diseases.

• True

• False

____________________ became a centre of knowledge and culture in the Early Islamic civilisation.

• America

• India

• Baghdad

The lives and customs of the early Islamic civilisations were based on ______________

• The rulers

• The Quran

• Suggestions from people

Ibn Sina also known as _________________

• Zahrawi

• Haytham

• Avicenna

Ibn Sina began to practice medicine and treat sick people at the age of __________

• 30

• 16

• 20

Ibn SIna wrote almost __________ books on a wide range of subjects.

• 200

• 520

• 450

____________________ is considered as one of the most famous book in the history of medicine.

• Kitab Al Tasrif

• The Canon of Medicine

• Book of Optics