SW Asia and N Africa Pt 2

What was the official language of Islam

• Arabic

• African

• English

• French

How did Islam and the Arabic Language Spread

• Trade on the silk road

• The internet

• Forced conversions

• Conquests

Why was having the common language of Arabic useful?

• Preserving knowledge

• Preserving culture

• Sharing research

• all of the above

Muslim Scholars contributed to which fields?

• Geography

• Math

• Medicine

• Science

• Philosophy

How did Muslim scholars impact the field of math?

• Replaced roman numerals with a number system that contained the zero.

• Invented algebra

• Invented calculus

• Invented trigonometry

How did Muslim Scholars impact the field of medicine

• Developed surgical tools

• Developed anesthesia

• Invented hospitals

• Invented doctors

Muslim scholars improved tools such as __________ that helped for maritime navigation and the hajj pilgrimage

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Sundial

• All of the above

What is the name of the collection of Arabic folk tales

• 1001 Nights

• Arabian Nights

• Arabic Folk Tales

• Muslim Nights

Islam scholars emphasized the coexistence of ________ and _______ in their philosophy

• logic/ religion

• science/astronomy

• math/ geography

• logic/ science

Who conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul, ending the Byzantine Empire

• Mehmed the Conquerer II

• Genghis Khan

• Alexander the Great

• Napoleon