Unit 2 and 3 Review

What landform is identified on this map?

• The Arabian Peninsula

• The Iberian Peninsula

• 
  The Indonesian Peninsula

• 
  The Scandinavian Peninsula

Which Sunni Muslim scholar is BEST known for traveling throughout most of the Islamic world in the 14th century, keeping detailed records of his observations?

• Abu Bakr

• 
  Marco Polo

• Ibn Battuta

• Ibn al-Haytham

What were some of the contributions of Islamic civilization 600 to 1000 A.D.?

• Arabic alphabet, mosaics, and polytheism

• mosaics, architecture, and the Arabic alphabet

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  Christian expansion, iconic paintings, and mosaics

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  realism in painting, architecture, and the Sanskrit alphabet

One of the MAJOR achievements of the Muslim Agricultural Revolution was

• the end of regional warfare.

• the spread of new foods and crops.

• the beginning of the Umayyad Caliphate.

• the conversion of many African Christians.

Which is one way that Muslim scholars contributed to the Scientific Revolution?

• by emphasizing faith over reason

• by discovering the laws of gravity

• by translating and preserving Greek knowledge in books

• by developing the theory that the earth revolves around the sun

Developments in algebra, medicine, and astronomy that became the roots of the Scientific Revolution came from which group of people?

• Chinese scholars

• Hindu scientists

• 
  Muslim scientists

• 
  Buddhist philophers

Which statement best expresses how Muslim scholars felt about the works and writing of the Ancient Greeks and Romans?

• They felt they should be preserved and expanded on

• They felt they should be banned as they defy Islamic teachings

• They believed that they should be worshiped as God’s word

• They concluded that they were inaccurate and inferior

Which of the following contributions and ideas can be attributed to Muslim scholars? (Choose 3)

• 
  The chemical process for making gunpowder

• The preservation of Greek and Roman texts and ideas

• Advancements in the field of algebra

• Hospitals for studying and treating a variety of ailments

In 1453, the city of Constantinople was conquered by

• the Mongols.

• 
  the British.

• 
  the Ottoman Turks.

• 
  the Persians.

What happened to Constantinople in 1453?

• It was conquered by the Roman Empire.

• It was destroyed by a massive earthquake.

• It was conquered and renamed Istanbul by the Ottomans.

• It was destroyed by the invading forces of Genghis Khan.