Islamic Golden Age

{Who?} The _________ Caliphate ruled during the Golden Age of Islam.

• Abbasid

• Byzantine

• Song & Tang

• Mali & Songhai

{When?} What time-span best describes the period of the Islamic Golden Age?

• 700 - 1258 CE

• 2000 BCE - 1 CE

• 403 - 1453 CE

• 400 - 1400 CE

{HOW?} Which of the following choices is NOT a reason why Islam spread so fast and caused a Golden Age where it started (in Arabia & Persia)?

• Commerce & Trade

• Powerful Military

• Tolerance of Jews & Christians if they paid the Jizya tax

• Belief in many gods (polytheism)

{Where?} Before its destruction by the Mongol Empire, what city was the capital of the Islamic Caliphate and the center of learning in Arabia & Persia?

• Baghdad

• Mecca

• Constantinople

• Kabul

ASTRONOMY: What invention allowed Muslim scientists to measure one's position on the planet as well as the position of various stars in the universe?

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Seismometer

• Steel

Calligraphy describes the art of beautiful ___________________.

• Handwriting

• Bookbinding

• Map-making

• Pottery-making

Navigation: Using astrolabes to measure locations, Muslim scholars created __________, a book of maps of the world.

• an atlas

• a scrapbook

• a stele (writing on stone pillar)

• a film

Geometric & Floral Design: Muslim architects tried to recreate the geometry of nature in their buildings. The most ornate geometric designs appear in Muslim holy places of worship, called ________.

• Mosques

• Temples

• Churches

• Synagogues

Wells & Irrigation: Muslim engineers turned dry ground into fertile soil by building dams, aqueducts, and underground wells. These buildings were built to move _________.

• water

• cement

• fertilizer

• trade goods

Mathematics: The word ______________ has an Arabic word root.

• Algebra

• Mathematics

• Geometry

• Optometry