Islamic Golden Age
Empire: Who, from the Mali Empire, ruined the Saudi economy by donating too much money?
Mansa Musa
Empire: What was the richest empire in the 14th century?
The Mali Empire
How was coffee first used?
As an aid to stay awake longer during Sufi dikhr ceremonies
Before the truth was discovered of how we're able to see, what was Plato's idea of how we can see?
He thought that invisible lasers emitted from our eyes
What is the title of ibn Sina?
Father of early/modern medicine
Where does the word "Algebra," from?
(hint: arabic)
The Arabic name Al-Jabr
The term viking was mostly used in which group of people?
English writers/ the Europeans
Who was Kaldi/Khalid?
A goatherder from 9th century Ethiopia, and discovered coffee beans
What was an early inventionn that helped poor-sighted people to read?
The reading stone. It was a peice of glass cut in half, and was placed on top of a text to enlargen it.
About how many of Ibn Sina's works have survived?
240. Originally, he had made around 450
where was the founder of surgery born?
Cordoba/Muslim Spain
What types of countries did Scandinavian people include?
People from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden
How were coffee beans found?
The goatherder, Khalid, noticed his goats were behaving erratically because of strange, stimulating berries they had eaten.
Hasan ibn Al-Haythem
Who was Ibn Sina influenced by?
Aristotle
In which city is the Qarawiyyin University located?
Fes, Morrocco
Vikings were split into three classes - what were they?
Jarls (aristocracy), Karls (lower class), thralls (slaves)
How was coffee first consumed?
By mashing the berries and mixing it with ghee
He was in a dark room. Moonlight shined through a hole in the wall, and a picture of the moon was illuminated onto the opposite wall. This made him realize that we can see because of light that enters our eyes.
What are two books Ibn Sina wrote?
Cannon? of Medicine and The Book of Healing.
what is the title (in english) of the book written by Al-Khawarizmi?
The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing
What were some sports that the Scandinavians would play/do?
Mountain climbing, wrestling, javelin, hunting, mock combat
What two countries were found to have the first small scale trade?
Ethiopica and Yemen
The person who discovered how we are able to see made an important observation for his findings while being imprisoned. Why was he imprisoned?
He had claimed that he could control the flow of the Nile river. The caliph of Egypt invited him to do that, but then he realized his idea wouldn't work. The caliph got angry and put him under house-arrest.
After his father died, who did ibn Sins seek employment under, and in what department?
The samonids and in financial