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Ch 12.3 pg 8: What advances were made by Muslim scholars?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Muslim rituals encouraged _____ & _____.

a)

takis and cheetos.

b)

learning and travel.

c)

apples and bananas.

d)

worship of many gods.

2.

One of the five pillars of Islam, the _____, requires Muslims to make a pilgrimage, or religious journey, to the city of Mecca once in their lifetime.

a)

the Quran

b)

the Mosque

c)

the Wae

d)

the Hajj

3.

In order to make the Hajj pilgrimage, it was important for Muslims to know...

a)

how to fly.

b)

how to navigate and measure distance to find the best travel route.

c)

how to impress their history teachers.

d)

how to read and write the Quran.

4.

Muslim scholars used the works of _____ to _____.

a)

Greek astrologers such as Ptolemy to determine velocity and lift.

b)

Roman despots such as Commodus to determine bread & circuses.

c)

Greek astrologers such as Ptolemy to determine latitude and longitude.

d)

Roman engineers such as Smartus Builderus to design fast ships.

5.

Muslim scholars improved the _____ to aide navigation.

a)

astrolabe

b)

magnetic compass

c)

sextant

d)

ruler

6.

One famous Muslim traveler named ________ went on his pilgrimage to Mecca from his home in Morocco in 1325 when he was 20 years old. (...) _______'s books helped other people learn about the ________ of the Islamic empires.

a)

Mansa Musa, economies

b)

Abu Bakr, armies

c)

Muhammad Ali, boxing gloves

d)

Ibn Battuta, geography

7.

____ requires that Muslims pray five times each day. (...) It was difficult to determine what the right time for each prayer was, but the Muslims used _________ to help them perform their daily prayers correctly.

a)

Zakat, donations

b)

Hajj, astrolabes

c)

Salat, advanced math skills

d)

Thing, stuff

8.

____ is still known as the “Father of ______.”

a)

Al Atlas, geography

b)

Al Khwarizmi, algebra

c)

Al Jabr, mathematics

d)

Muhammad Ali, boxing

9.

Al Khwarizmi studied in the _____ of ____ in the city of _____.

a)

House of Learning, Cordoba

b)

House of Books, Alexandria

c)

House of Cards, Vegas

d)

House of Wisdom, Baghdad

10.

The numbering system we use today is based on:

a)

Mayan glyph system

b)

Roman numeral system

c)

Hindu-Arabic decimal system

d)

Tang dynasty character system