24/25 UMS Arab Achievements Quiz

Which of the following are major medical advances made by medieval Muslims?

• Hospitals

• Heart Transplants

• A Medical Encyclopedia

• Antibiotics

What is an aspect of Medieval Muslim Art that was heavily influenced by the Arabic language?

• Minarets

• Arabesques

• Domes

• Calligraphy

Why would you not find statues of the Prophet Muhammad in a mosque?

• Islamic Artists did have the materials for scupltures

• Islamic Artists did not know how to make lifelike sculptures

• Islamic beliefs required human statues to be placed in the open

• Islamic beliefs forbid artistic representations of people and animals

In what field of knowledge were al-Zahrawi and Ibn Rushd active?

• Astronomy

• Medicine

• Architecture

• Philosophy

Which of the following cultural figures original come from "1001 Arabian Nights"?

• Ali Baba

• Sinbad the Sailor

• The Cyclops

• Batman

Which of the following are ways in which the invention of Algebra influenced the world?

• It led to advances in Astronomy

• It led to further advances in mathematics

• It led to calligraphy

• It led to arabesque art

Who was Omar Khayyam?

• A poet

• A philosopher

• A doctor

• A mathematician

Which of the following navigational tools was improved my Medieval Muslims?

• The Astrolabe

• The Global Positioning System

• Nautical Almanacs

• The Compass

What is one way that Muslim improvements in navigation affected the modern world?

• They helped Europeans discover the New World

• They helped the Romans discover Great Britain

• They enabled trade to flow along the Silk Road

• They enabled the Ottomans to conquer Constantinople

What did Ibn al-Haytham do?

• He founded the first hospital

• He founded the first university

• He wrote "1001 Arabian Nights"

• He wrote "The Book of Optics"