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The Mystery Behind the Science Center of the Past World

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to you, is knowledge discovered... or created?

a)

Discovered

b)

Created

2.

Which city is dubbed as the center of science in ancient times?

a)

Athens

b)

Baghdad

c)

Alexandria

d)

Rome

3.

What is the name of the famous scientific institution established in Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate?

a)

Bayt al-Hikmah

b)

Nizamiyah Madrasah

c)

Al-Qarawiyyin University

d)

Dar al-Ulum

4.

Who is the Muslim scientist known as the 'Father of Algebra'?

a)

Al-Kindi

b)

Al-Farabi

c)

Al-Khwarizmi

d)

Ibn Sina

5.

What is Al-Khwarizmi's main contribution to mathematics?

a)

Theory of relativity

b)

Discovery of calculus

c)

Development of algebra system

d)

Discovery of zero

6.

Why did Baghdad become a center of knowledge during the Abbasid Caliphate?

a)

Its strategic location and the caliph's supportive policies towards knowledge

b)

Its wealth of natural resources

c)

Support from European kingdoms

d)

Strong influence of Greek culture

7.

What was the main purpose of establishing Bayt al-Hikmah?

a)

To be a place of worship for Muslims

b)

To store the treasures of the caliphate

c)

To translate and develop knowledge from various civilizations

d)

To become an international trade center

8.

Who is the scientist known for his contributions to medicine and wrote 'The Canon of Medicine'?

a)

Al-Razi

b)

Al-Farabi

c)

Ibn Sina

d)

Al-Biruni

9.

What caused the decline of the center of knowledge in Baghdad?

a)

A major earthquake

b)

Attacks from the Mongols

c)

A deadly disease outbreak

d)

Prolonged civil wars

10.

How did knowledge from the Islamic world influence Europe?

a)

Through spice trade

b)

Through the Crusades and translation of scientific works into Latin

c)

Through the conquest of European territories by the caliphate

d)

Through mass migration of Muslim scholars to Europe

11.

What lesson can be learned from the glory of knowledge in Baghdad in ancient times?

a)

The importance of material wealth in the development of knowledge

b)

Military dominance as the key to success

c)

Government support and cultural tolerance accelerate the advancement of knowledge

d)

Isolation from other civilizations to maintain the purity of knowledge