A Golden Age in the East

What was the time when Muslim culture grew and became amazing called?

• The Silver Age

• The Golden Age

• The Bronze Age

• The Paper Age

What kind of art did Muslims often use instead of drawing people?

• Cartoon drawings

• Clay figures

• Animal pictures

• Plant life and shapes

What is calligraphy?

• Making pottery

• Studying stars

• Fancy writing

• Building mosques

Who was Omar Khayyam?

• A famous doctor

• A leader of the empire

• A writer of poems and a star studier

• An artist who drew plants

What was the Canon of Medicine?

• A famous building

• A very important book about medicine

• A type of art

• A way of making paper

Abbasid artists were known for making beautiful designs using which of these materials?

• Paper and paint

• Stone and metal

• Canvas and oil

• Tile, pottery, and wood

What did the arabesque design often show?

• Animals in a forest

• Straight lines and squares

• Intertwined stems, leaves, and flowers

• Pictures of people

What were mosque lamps made of?

• Glass

• clay

• metal

• wood

Why was the Arabic language special to Muslims?

• It was the language of their holy book, the Qur'an.

• It was easy to write.

• It was used for trading.

• It was the language of their neighbors

Where did the Abbasids learn how to make paper?

• From Egypt

• From Greece

• From China

• From India