The Middle East During Medieval Times Review

Which is the best example of cultural diffusion?

• Muslim face toward Mecca when they pray.
• Muslim cities along major trade routes grew wealthy.
• Muslims spread the Chinese craft of papermaking to Europe.

How did Muslims contribute to European knowledge of Plato and Aristotle?

• They preserved and translated Greek texts.
• They met with Catholics to discuss philosophy.
• They painted beautiful pictures of ancient philosophers.

What aspect of Islamic belief does this quotation encourage?

• curiosity about nature
• tolerance of other faiths
• technological innovation

Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for ...

• printing.
• irrigation.
• navigation.

What was the purpose of the machine in the picture below?

• to shoot at invading armies
• to call believers to worship
• to raise water into aqueducts

Answer the riddle below.

• zero
• division
• calculus

Why are 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 called Arabic numerals?

• because they cannot be divided
• because they are all prime numbers
• because of how they are written

Ibn Sina is an important example of a Muslim medical contributor to world civilization. Why has he been called "the prince of physicians"?

• He was very highly paid.
• He wrote a widely used textbook.
• He was descended from Muhammad.

Which of these was an important result of paper making in the Muslim world?

• loss of ancient manuscripts
• rich growth of Arab literature
• opening of trade routes to China

Chess was probably invented in India. Muslims learned the game and improved it. Which word best describes this process?

• promotion
• adaptation
• evolution