Culture & Diffusion
Which group helped shape Islamic culture with Arabs and Turks?
Which group helped shape Islamic culture with Arabs and Turks?
👉 Persians
(Triple) – Why was Baghdad important?
100 (Triple) – Why was Baghdad important?
👉 Center of learning and innovation
What tool did Muslims improve to help with navigation and finding direction?
👉 Astrolabe
Number from India?
Number from India?
👉 Zero
🔥 100 (Triple) – Common art style?
🔥 100 (Triple) – Common art style?
👉 Geometric patterns / vines
💥 (Double) – Best example of cultural diffusion?
💥 200 (Double) – Best example of cultural diffusion?
👉 Muslims spread papermaking to Europe
Purpose of a minbar?
Purpose of a minbar?
👉 Giving a sermon
(Double) – What was the main purpose of machines that raised water in Muslim societies?
(Double) –
👉 Lift water into aqueducts and move water into farms and cities
Why are our numbers called Arabic numerals?
👉 Spread through Arabic texts
Why did Muslims avoid drawing images of people?
👉 Religious beliefs
Muslims improved chess from India. What is this called?
300 – Muslims improved chess from India. What is this called?
👉 Adaptation
Common feature in Islamic architecture?
Common feature in Islamic architecture?
👉 Geometric designs / decoration
True or False: Few scientific advances
True or False: Few scientific advances
👉 False
🔄 (Switch Seats) – Who could use hospitals?
🔄 300 (Switch Seats) – Who could use hospitals?
👉 Anyone
True or False: Innovations helped other cultures
True or False: Innovations helped other cultures
👉 True
Why were Muslim scholars important?
Why were Muslim scholars important?
👉 Preserved and translated knowledge
True or False: Buildings were plain
True or False: Buildings were plain
👉 False
How did astronomy help the Muslim culture?
👉 Prayer times and direction to Mecca
Why is Ibn Sina important?
Why is Ibn Sina important?
👉 Wrote major medical textbook
🎁 400 (Prize Bin) – Direction Muslims face when praying?
🎁 400 (Prize Bin) – Direction Muslims face when praying?
👉 Mecca
What was the result of papermaking?
👉 Growth of literature
Why were aqueducts important?
Why were aqueducts important?
👉 Supplied water for daily life
Why were innovations important?
Why were innovations important?
👉 Improved life and spread to others
What is algebra used for?
What is algebra used for?
👉 Solving unknown numbers
Why did trade routes matter to Muslims adaptations and innovations?
👉 Wealth and exchange of ideas