Islam in Medieval Times

Which group below would best complete this list? 
Contributors to Medieval Islamic Culture:
• Arabs
• Turks
?

• Romans
  
• Persians 
• Russians
  
• Franks 

Which is the best example of cultural diffusion?

• Muslim architects built mosques with minarets.
  
• Muslims face toward Makkah when they pray.
  
• Muslim cities along major trade routes grew wealthy.
  
• Muslims spread the Chinese craft of paper making to Europe. 

Which religious activity makes most use of the minbar? 

• washing feet
  
• giving a sermon
  
• giving to charity 
• praying in a group

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

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

Which phrase best explains the importance of Baghdad? 

• birthplace of Muhammad
  
• main center of new inventions
  
• capital of the Abbasid caliphate 
• blend of Spanish and Arab culture 

Cairo, in Egypt, became known for its 

• lifelike sculptures.
  
• gentle piano music.
  
• revision of the Qur'an. 
• outstanding university 

The Qur’an says, Have they not looked at the camel—how it was created? What aspect of Islamic belief does this quotation encourage? 

• curiosity about nature 
• tolerance of other faiths
  
•  technological innovation
  
• trade with faraway places 

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 

Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for 

• defense 
• printing
  
• irrigation
  
• navigation 

7x + 4= 25 is a type of math whose name was invented by a mathematician named al-Khwarizmi.

• aldente
• Euclid
• algebra
• harmonica