Islamic Golden Age

Many Muslim artists became very skilled at ________________ to decorate everything from buildings to armor. _______________ is the art of fine handwriting.

• Standing Army
• Calligraphy
• Quatrain
• Factions

To be closer to their power base, the Abbasids made _______________ their new capital in 762. Located on the Tigris River, it lay on old east-west trade routes. It became a busy marketplace and one of the world’s major trading centers. It is now capital of present-day Iraq.

• Baghdad
• Al-Andalus
• Damascus
• Cordoba

The healthy economy made the Abbasids very rich. To display their wealth, come began to support the arts and learning. As a result, in the years after 800, Muslim culture enjoyed a ____________. A ____________ is a period in which a society attains prosperity and cultural achievements.

• Al-Andalus
• Golden Age
• Quatrain
• Cordoba

What was the purpose of the machine in the picture?

• to shoot at invading armies
• to call believers to worship
• to raise water into aqueducts
• to guide boats down the river

I am important in mathematics. I came to Muslim lands from India. My name comes from an Arabic word. What am I?

• zero
• number
• division
• calculus

Which of these might you see in a work of Islamic art?

• thirsty camels
• herds of goats
• flowering vines
• smiling children

Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for 

• defense 
• printing
  
• irrigation
  
• navigation 

In the Middle East, during the Golden Age of Islamic culture, scholars were encouraged to --

• reject all knowledge that was Western in origin.
• ignore the achievements of Chinese culture.
• preserve and expand ancient Greek & Roman learning. 
• accept medieval European religious traditions.

A major contribution of the Golden Age of Islam was the --

• development of mercantilism.
• creation of the first polytheistic religion.
• spread of democratic ideals.
• advancements in mathematics & science.

A tall slim tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which Muslims are called to prayer.

• minaret
• church
• mosque
• taj mahal