Exploring the Golden Age of Islam

Which empires' knowledge and infrastructure did the early Islamic empires preserve?

• Roman and Greek

• Byzantine and Persian

• Mongol and Ottoman

• Egyptian and Mesopotamian

Who was responsible for making Baghdad a center of learning?

• al-Mansur

• al-Rashid

• al-Ma'mun

• Charlemagne

What was the House of Wisdom known for?

• Trade and commerce

• Center of learning and knowledge collection

• Religious studies

• Military training

Who is considered the father of algebra?

• Omar Khayyam

• Alhazon

• Al-Marwazi

• Al-Kwarizmi

What mathematical concept did Al-Marwazi contribute to?

• Statistics

• Geometry

• Trigonometry

• Calculus

Which scholar is known for his work on light and vision?

• Alhazon

• Al-Kwarizmi

• Omar Khayyam

• Al-Marwazi

What is Omar Khayyam most famous for in the West?

• His contributions to astronomy

• His poetry

• His philosophical writings

• His work in algebra

Which scholar's work predated Pascal's Triangle by over 500 years?

• Alhazon

• Al-Kwarizmi

• Omar Khayyam

• Al-Marwazi

What was the primary language of learning and culture during the first part of the Middle Ages?

• Latin

• Greek

• Arabic

• Chinese

According to Bertrand Russell, what was the period from 699 to 1000 known for in China?

• The Tang dynasty and Chinese poetry

• The rise of Confucianism

• The spread of Buddhism

• The construction of the Great Wall