Studies Weekly - Week 6

What contributions did Muslim scholars make to mathematics?

• algebraic equations

• the base 10 number system

• the digits used worldwide today

• theories about circles

Why is calligraphy an important art form for Islamic artists?

• Handwriting was taught in all madrasas.

• Representing the human form is forbidden.

• Arabic

• Persian

Describe how trade routes helped spread Islam across Africa.

• Scientific learning was important and respected.

• Muslim traders took their ideas with them.

• leadership

• schools

How did Muslim scholars preserve books from China, India, Persia, and the Byzantine Empire?

• leadership

• schools

• libraries

• prioritizing education

What is a mosque?

• a center of Islamic worship

• a form of Islamic calligraphy

• an Islamic community center

• an Islamic veterans hospital

What is the purpose of a sextant?

• create geometric art and calligraphy

• measure distance between celestial bodies

• Qur'an

• Mosque

What replaced the Roman numeral system?

• the Indian numeral system

• the Chinese numeral system

• the Arabic numeral system

• the African numeral system

The Caliphate is the Muslim _________.

• trade

• libraries

• schools

• leadership

____________ was the language of Islam and the trade in North Africa.

• Swahili

• Egyptian

• Arabic

• Persian

Match the following

• Sextant

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• Qur'an

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• Calligraphy

• 
• Mosque

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