Mathematics and more
Why are 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 called Arabic numerals?
Because of how they are written
Muslims spread the Chinese craft of paper making to Europe is an example of what?
What is "cultural diffusion" ?
Ibn Sina is an important example of a Muslim medical contributor to world civilization. Why has he been called “the prince of physicians”?
He wrote a widely used textbook.
was an important result of paper making in the Muslim world?
What is rich growth of Arab literature?
Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for
navigation
How did Muslims contribute to European knowledge of Plato and Aristotle?
They preserved and translated Greek texts.
Muslims were instructed to learn more about their world as stated in the ___________.
What is the 'quran'?
Contributors to Medieval Islamic Culture
• Arabs
• Turks
Who are Persians?
What might you see in a work of Islamic art?
flowering vines
What is the name of the raised pulpit in the mosque where the imam gives the sermon.
What is the Minbar?
Meaning "something empty" in Arabic; the concept of this number came from India however.
What is zero?
Cairo, in Egypt, became known for its
What is outstanding university.
What aspect of Islamic belief does this quotation encourage?
Have they not looked at the camel--how it was created?
curiosity about nature
What best explains the importance of Baghdad?
capital of the Abbasid caliphate
I am important in mathematics. I came to Muslim lands from India. My name comes from an Arabic word. What am I?
zero
Another word for "something new, an improvement"
What is Innovation?
Chess was probably invented in India. Muslims learned the game and improved it. Which word best describes this process?
What is 'adaptation'?
BONUS:
Muslim doctors realized that infections were caused by _________.
What is Bacteria?
Which religious activity makes most use of the minbar?
giving a sermon
BONUS
What is Mr. Molina's favorite super hero?
What is Superman
The spread of cultural elements from one society to another.
What is Cultural Diffusion?
Who could get treatment in medieval Muslim hospitals?
Who is anyone?
Plato and Aristotle were ancient Greek _____________ that Muslims followed. They translated their works.
What is Philosophers?
In what present day country is Baghdad located?
Iraq
BONUS
What is Mr. Molina's Favorite religious order
Franciscans OFM (Order of Friar Minors)