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WorksheetsMuslim Innovations and Adaptations
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
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1.
Which group below would best complete this list?
Contributors to Medieval Islamic Culture
>Arabs
>Turks
> ?
Contributors to Medieval Islamic Culture
>Arabs
>Turks
> ?
a)
Romans
b)
Persians
c)
Russians
d)
Franks
2.
Which is the best example of cultural diffusion?
a)
Muslim architects built mosques with minarets.
b)
Muslims face toward Mecca when they pray.
c)
Muslim cities along major trade routes grew wealthy.
d)
Muslims spread the Chinese craft of paper making to Europe.
3.
Which religious activity makes most use of the minbar?
a)
washing feet
b)
giving a sermon
c)
giving to charity
d)
praying in a group
4.
How did Muslims contribute to European knowledge of Plato and Aristotle?
a)
They preserved and translated Greek texts.
b)
They taught in universities in Europe
c)
They met with Catholics to discuss philosophy
d)
They painted beautiful pictures of ancient philosophers
5.
Which phrase best explains the importance of Baghdad?
a)
birthplace of Muhammad
b)
main center of new inventions
c)
capital of the Abbasid caliphate
d)
blend of Spanish and Arab culture
6.
Cairo, in Egypt, became known for its
a)
lifelike sculptures.
b)
gentle piano music
c)
revision of the Qur'an
d)
outstanding university
7.
What aspect of Islamic belief does this quotation encourage?
"Have they not looked at the camel--how it was created?"
"Have they not looked at the camel--how it was created?"
a)
curiosity about nature
b)
tolerance of other faiths
c)
technological innovation
d)
trade with faraway places
8.
Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for
a)
defense
b)
printing
c)
irrigation
d)
navigation
9.
What was the purpose of the machine in the picture?
a)
to shoot at invading armies
b)
to call believers to worship
c)
to raise water into aqueducts
d)
to guide boats down the river
10.
I am important in mathematics. I came to Muslim lands from India. My name comes from an Arabic word. What am I?
a)
zero
b)
number
c)
division
d)
calculus
11.
Why are 1,3,5,7, and 9 called Arabic numerals?
a)
because they are odd numbers
b)
because they cannot be divided
c)
because they are all prime numbers
d)
because of how they are written
12.
Who could get treatment in medieval Muslim hospitals?
a)
anyone
b)
only the wealthy
c)
nobody but pilgrims
d)
poor workers
13.
Ibn Sina is an important example of a Muslim medical contributor to world civilization. Why has he been called "the prince of physicians"?
a)
He was very highly paid.
b)
He treated the caliph's family.
c)
He wrote a widely used textbook.
d)
He was descended from Muhammad.
14.
Which of these was an important result of paper making in the Muslim world?
a)
A loss of ancient manuscripts
b)
rich growth of Arab literature
c)
invention of the printing press
d)
opening of trade routes to china
15.
Which of these might you see in a work of Islamic art?
a)
thirsty camels
b)
herds of goats
c)
flowering vines
d)
smiling children
16.
Chess was probably invented in India. Muslims learned the game and improved it. Which word best describes this process?
a)
evolution
b)
promotion
c)
adaptation
d)
innovation
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