Learning about Science
Observing the Skies
The World of Numbers
Designing and Building
Surprise!
100
Dar al Ilm
What is another name for House of Knowledge
100
climbed up ziggurats and studied astronomy
What is Babylonians
100
True or False- the numbers we use today are known as the Arabic numbers
What is true
100
lifts water in a simple way. found in Egypt. hint: lever
What is shaduf
100
"seek knowledge, even if it is in China"
Who is Prophet Muhammad
200
Known as "House of Wisdom", people came here to study and research. I have 2 observatories
What is Bayt al Hikma
200
created a diagram of an astrolabe. loves math, geography, history, pharmacy. wrote 150+ books
Who is Al Biruni
200
beginnings of the camera
What is camera obscura
200
uses power of running water to make it turn
What is a water wheel
200
known as the direction of Makkah. Astronomers used math calculations and geometry to determine where I am
What is a qibla
300
first people to use writing about 5,000 years ago
What is sumerians of Mesopotamia
300
European astronomer that placed sun in the middle
Copernicus
300
bringing back order
What is al-jabr
300
water thief
What is clepsydra
300
we developed the "nine numerals and zero" you still use today
What is the Indians
400
I created a simple way of printing books using movable metal letters
What is Germany
400
i'm a modern calculator. i made difficult calculations easier like finding the time of sunrise or the position of a star
What is astrolabe
400
studyed how light behaves and how the eye works
Who is Ibn al Haytham
400
famous Muslim architect, lived in Turkey during Ottoman times. designed mosques with enormous domes
Who is Sinan
400
used in buildings to transform a curved surface such as a dome into a flat surface
What is a muqarnas
500
Christian scholar known for translating books into Arabic
Who is Hunayn Ibn Ishaq
500
13th century Muslim astronomer and mathematician in Persia. Worked in Ismaili fort (Alamut) and ran an observatory in Maragha
Who is Nasir al-din al-Tusi
500
wrote the 1st book on algebra, worked in Baghdad, Bayt al Hikma, Europeans learned from him
Who is Al-Khawarizmi
500
type of bridge over a river where people could walk on the bridge and boats pass underneath
What is an arch bridge
500
type of bridge used cables attached to strong supports to hold up the roadway. hint: golden gate bridge
What is suspension bridge
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