Life in the Islamic World

What is a mosque?

• A marketplace

• A Muslim house of worship

• A type of clothing

• A form of currency

What is a bazaar?

• A type of ship

• A marketplace

• A religious leader

• A form of government

What were some of the crops grown by Muslim farmers?

• Wheat, rice, beans, cucumbers

• Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers

• Barley, oats, rye, millet

• Soybeans, peanuts, sunflowers, cotton

Who held the greatest power in Muslim society?

• Artisans

• Farmers

• Government leaders, landowners, and wealthy merchants

• Enslaved people

What was a common feature of Muslim cities?

• Wide open spaces

• Narrow streets

• Large parks

• Skyscrapers

What was the most widely spoken language in the Muslim world?

• Persian

• Greek

• Arabic

• Latin

Who was the famous Muslim chemist known for labeling substances as animal, vegetable, or mineral?

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Ibn Sina

• Al-Razi

• Omar Khayyam

What mathematical field did the Persian scholar al-Khwarizmi invent?

• Geometry

• Algebra

• Calculus

• Trigonometry

Which famous work includes tales from India, Persia, and Arabia?

• The Quran

• The Rubaiyat

• The Thousand and One Nights

• The Canon of Medicine

What did Arab doctors discover about blood?

• It is blue

• It circulates

• It is solid

• It evaporates