From Medieval to Modern

Where did the best doctors work?

• In China

• In the Arab World

• In Africa

• In South America

What does "Bimaristans" mean?

• To be a doctor

• To be sick

• House of the sick

• A group of doctors

Who built the first bimaristan in 707 CE?

• Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik

• Ibn al-Nafis

• Ishaq ibn ‘Ali al-Ruhawi

• Ibn al-Haytham

What else were bimaristans used as?

• Places to pray

• Medical schools

• Normal schools

• Museums

What did Ishaq ibn 'Ali al-Ruhawi do?

• He studied the human eye

• He described the process of a peer review

• He discovered the connection between the heart and lungs

• He was a lawyer

What did Islamic doctors do?

• They made discoveries in human anatomy

• They built the first Bimaristan

• They were tumor specialists

What did Ibn al-Nafis discover?

• He discovered a book about the eye

• He discovered the shape of the eye

• He discovered the shape of the lungs

• He discovered the connection between heart and lungs

What did Ibn al-Haytham do?

• Wrote a book about lungs

• Wrote a book about the heart

• Wrote a book about the eye

• Discovered a book about the eye

What does the word "progress" mean in the context of the last paragraph?

• Relying only on ancient texts

• Ignoring feedback

• Finding new ways to help patients

• Building more hospitals