Practice Quiz Muslim Innovations NUMBER 2

Which phrases best explain the importance of Baghdad? (choose two)

• It was the birthplace of Muhammad.

• one of the main centers of new inventions

• capital city of the Abbasid caliphate

• blend of Spanish and Arab cultures

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

• navigation

• irrigation

• astronomy

• zoology

Why did Islamic lands need an irrigation system?

Which is NOT a Muslim advancement in mathematics?

• decimals

• fractions

• algebra

• Roman numerals

The House of Worship was (at least one word)

True of False. At the House of Wisdom during the Islamic Golden Age, one could see Christians, Jews, and Muslims working together on translating information and books.

• True

• False

What is the development of an entire new technology, never heard or seen before?

• innovation

• engineering

• adaptation

• invention

What does it take to be creative and innovative? What do you think? Choose as many as you want!

• time

• being the best student/worker

• being a risk-taker

• a lot of effort

• luck

Is there anything you would add to the list of choices from question 9?