a change made to an existing object or way of doing things
What is adaptation?
100
The most glorious Muslim city; the "round" city and capital of the Abbasid dynasty.
What is Baghdad?
100
A scholar, teacher, or thinker who seeks knowledge.
What is a philosopher?
100
Widely-read medical book, written by Ibn Sina.
What is The Canon of Medicine?
100
An important navigational tool used for computing time based on the location of the sun or the stars.
What is astrolabe?
200
something new; an improvement
What is innovation?
200
The tower on a mosque, where the muezzin chants the call to prayer.
What is minaret?
200
Two sources of knowledge, according to the Muslim philosopher Al-Kindi.
What are reason and revelation by God?
200
Medications that fight infection.
What are antiseptics?
200
Muslims spread the Indian concept of ___________, based on an Arabic word meaning "something empty."
What is zero?
300
The spread of cultural elements and ideas from one society to another
What is cultural diffusion?
300
Scholar who presented theories about the evolution of animals.
Who is al-Jahiz?
300
Islam's most famous philosopher and the "prince of physicians"; he believed that all knowledge game from God and that truth could be known through revelation and reason.
Who is Ibn Sina?
300
Only these individuals could receive treatment in Muslim hospitals.
Who is anyone?
300
In mathematics, the "reunion of broken parts"
What is algebra?
400
The Islamic lands were ideally located for cultural diffusion because of their _________________________.
What is location on trade routes?
400
The study of the objects in the universe.
What is astronomy?
400
Egyptian city known for its outstanding university and center of learning.
What is Cairo?
400
A type of art taking its beauty from the natural world; stems, leaves and flowers combined in elegant, repeated, often geometric patterns.
What is Arabesque design?
400
Muslims learned this way of writing numbers from Indian scholars; this system made it easier to do calculations and check their work during trade and business interactions.
What are Arabic Numerals?
500
By what year did Muslims rule Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, and much of Central Asia?
What is 750 CE?
500
Technological advances allowing water to be used more efficiently in the dry Middle East.
What are aqueducts, dams, canals, underground wells
500
The art of paper making (learned from the Chinese) resulted in the growth of rich Islamic _______________.
What is literature?
500
The highest form of decorative art.
What is calligraphy?
500
A game invented in India and spread to the Muslim world by the _________________ in the mid-600s.