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WorksheetsHistory of Science 1 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these is not true about the Song Renaissance in China (950 – 1280 CE)?
There was a publishing boom
The Song emperors wanted to rediscover the classical past
The civil service examinations were expanded
Scientists began to specialise in particular fields
The most famous scientists of the Song dynasty, Su Song and Shen Kuo, both worked for the Song Emperor.
True
False
The Song dynasty had the world’s first national library:
True
False
All four of China’s four great inventions (paper making, the magnetic compass, gunpowder and movable type printing) were invented in the Song Golden Age?n 105 CE
True
False
Which reason for the Song dynasty decline was given by the lecturer?
The Song Empire became too big and unmanageable
The Song scholars' thinking beame too abstract and philosophical
The Song were invaded by the Mongols
The Song were too isloated from other cultures
Which of these is not true about the Islamic Golden Age
Islam promotes scholarship
The Islamic Empire created scientific journals and scientific societies to discuss, critique and spread knowledge
The Islamic Empire had a vibrant translation movement and excellent libraries
The islamic Empire needed technology and know-how to run a vast empire
Which Islamic Golden Age scientist conducted rigorous experiments which are similar to the modern scientific method:
Al-Biruni
Al-Haytham
Al-Khwarizmi
Al-Tusi
Which of these medical innovations was not discovered in the Islamic Golden Age:
The discovery of pulmonary circulation
The discovery that tuberculosis was infectious
The first operation to remove cataracts from the eye
The use of ether to anesthetise patients undergoing surgery
Al-Biruni climbed up a mountain in Pakistan with an astrolabe to.....
Map the stars in the Milky Way
Map the topography of the regio
Calculate the age of the earth
Calculate the circumference of the earth
Which of these is not a reason for the decline of the Islamic Golden Age in the 13th to 16th century:
Religious conservatism
Invasions from outside the empire
The Ottoman Empire was more interested in religion, the military, building and economic wealth than science
They did not have libraries to preserve and disseminate knowledge
