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Science and Technology in the Golden Age of Islamic Culture

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Many Muslim scientists made ____________ achievements in __________, ___________, ____________, ___________ and __________.

a)

innovative ;engineering, agriculture, medicine, astronomy and mathematics.

b)

scientific ;engineering, philosophy, mathematics, arts and astronomy.

c)

great ; physics, agriculture, mathematics, botany and literature.

d)

None of the above.

2.

What did Muslims have?

a)

Drainage basin, manhole

b)

Sewage system, water reclamation

c)

Dams, water clocks, sewage systems

d)

Running water, sewage systems, water clocks.

3.

People learned how to use herbal medicine from the (a)   .

4.

They wrote books on _________ and __________, ___________, and __________ __________.

a)

numbers and algebra, trade, and Greek concepts.

b)

Philosophy and translation, astronomy, and moon phases.

c)

art and architecture, history, and natural science.

d)

Plants and soil, irrigation, and gardening techniques.

5.

These books were translated into __________ and __________ in the 19th century CE.

a)

French and Egyptian

b)

Sanskrit and Ancient Greek

c)

Spanish and French

d)

Arabic and Chinese

6.

What did the Muslim Astronomers improve on?

a)

Mathematical concepts of the Greeks.

b)

Prediction of accurate moon phases.

c)

Paper printing and translation

d)

Greek knowledge of the Sun and planets precisely calculating the passing of time, accurate predictions of moon phases.

7.

Who is Abu Abdullah Mohammad ?

a)

A Muslim scientist

b)

A Muslim astronomer

c)

A Muslim mathematician

d)

None of the above

8.

What did Muslim mathematicians improve upon?

a)

Calculating the passing of time.

b)

Mathematics concepts of the Greeks.

c)

Mathematics concepts of the Sumerians.

d)

None of the above.

9.

Which of the following are true?

a)

Muslim mathematicians came up with a way to solve practical problems.

b)

Muslim astronomers thought the Earth is flat.

c)

The Arabs learned to make paper from India.

d)

None of the above.

10.

What is the system of algebra called?

a)

The science of restoring what is there and equating like with like.

b)

The science of restoring what is missing and equating like with like.

c)

The science of restoring what is missing and equating unlike with like.

d)

None of the above.

11.

During this time, a new numbering system was used in which (a)   first appeared.

12.

Another important __________ was happening during the Golden Age of Islamic Culture.

a)

Movement

b)

Occupation

c)

Development

d)

None of the above.

13.

At that time, __________ society valued a high eloquence in spoken and written __________.

a)

Arabian; Sanskrit

b)

Arabian; Greek

c)

Chinese; Greek

d)

Arabian; Arabic

14.

What technology was led by the high eloquence in spoken and written Arabic?

a)

Paper making

b)

Paper printing

c)

cultural craft making

d)

None of the above.

15.

What new skill was led by the high eloquence in spoken and written Arabic?

a)

Teaching

b)

Arabesque designing

c)

Translation

d)

composition

16.

The Arabs learned _________-__________ technology from the __________.

a)

Fabric-making; Chinese

b)

Sculpture-designs; Egyptians

c)

Paper-making; Chinese

d)

Furniture-making; Greek

17.

The Arabs learned paper-making technology from the Chinese through their connections with traders along the Silk Road.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What are the original languages of the scientific and philosophical works ?

a)

Ancient Greek; Chinese and others.

b)

Ancient Greek; Spanish

c)

Ancient Greek; Sanskrit and others.

d)

Old Arabic; Japanese

19.

Muslim _________ began translating scientific and philosophical work from Ancient Greek, Sanskrit and others to Arabic.

a)

Muslim interpreters

b)

Muslim philosophers

c)

Muslim scientists

d)

Muslim scholars

20.

What led to huge libraries of information?

a)

Written information of mathematical knowledge

b)

Written information of scientific knowledge

c)

Story books written by authors.

d)

Translation of scientific and philosophical work by scholars.

21.

Later, this information would be re-discovered by (a)   during the Renaissance.