WorksheetsTCI Lesson 9 Muslim Innovations and Adaptations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which is the best example of cultural diffusion?
Muslim architects built mosques with minarets.
Muslims face toward Mecca when they pray.
Muslim cities along major trade routes grew wealthy.
Muslims spread the Chinese craft of paper making to Europe.
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.
What aspect of Islamic belief does this quotation encourage?
"Have they not looked at the camel--how it was created?"
curiosity about nature
tolerance of other faiths
technological innovation
trade with faraway places
Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for
defense
printing
irrigation
navigation
Answer the riddle.
I am important in mathematics. I came to Muslim lands from India. My name comes from an Arabic word. What am I?
zero
number
division
calculus
Ibn Sina is an important example of a Muslim medical contributor to world civilization. Why has he been called " the prince of physicians"?
He was very highly paid.
He treated the caliph's family.
He wrote a widely used textbook.
He was descended from Muhammad.
Which of these was an important result of paper making in the Muslim world?
loss of ancient manuscripts
rich growth of Arab literature
invention of the printing press
opening of trade routes to China
Which of these might you see in a work of Islamic art?
thirsty camels
herds of goats
flowering vines
smiling children
Chess was probably invented in India. Muslims learned the game and improved it. Which word best describes this process?
evolution
promotion
adaptation
innovation
