Muslim Innovations & Adaptations

Cultural diffusion can happen through

• trade

• communication

• conflict

• travel

Learning about something and then improving on it is an example of

• plagiarism

• adaptation

• innovation

• invention

Muslims brought the art of paper making to Europe. This is an example of

• adaptation

• innovation

• cultural diffusion

• religious tolerance

The Muslim Abbasid caliphate moved its capital to this city, a crossroad for trade.

• Damascus

• Constantinople

• Jerusalem

• Baghdad

The part of a mosque used for giving a sermon is called the

• minbar

• minaret

• courtyard

• prayer room

During the Golden Age of Islam, Cairo, Egypt, became known for its

• fine cuisine

• sports teams

• universities

• hospitals

Have they not looked at the camels—how they are created? And at the sky—how it is raised up?—Qur'an, Chapter 88, Verses 17–18

This quote demonstrates...

• Muslim curiosity about nature.

• Islamic religious practices .

• how the Qur'an is organized

• Subjects for Islamic art

Muslims improved and adapted the compass and astrolabe for

• writing

• irrigation

• navigation

• architecture

Muslim scholarship in the Middle Ages contributed to European knowledge of the Greek philosophers because

• The Muslims gave first-hand accounts about them.

• The Muslims based the Qur'an on their ideas.

• The Muslims translated and persevered Greek texts.

• The Muslims defeated Athens.

Aqueducts, underground wells, water wheels, and canals are examples of Mulsim adaptations and innovations for

• navigation

• astronomy

• chartology

• irrigation