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100
Known as the father of Algebra; his book was translated into Latin and was the most important math textbooks used in European Universities.
Who is al-Khwarizmi?
100
Muslim geographers divided the earth into different ________ zones.
What is "climate" ?
100
The "Prince of Physicians", Avicenna, wrote the Canon of Medicine. What was written in this book?
It explored the different treatments of disease.
100
Manufactured fabrics.
What are Textiles?
100
What is the name of the mosque's tower used to call Muslims to prayer? And who calls Muslims to prayer?
Minaret; Muezzin
200
The Greek mathematician whose work was translated by Muslim scholars.
Who is Euclid?
200
Muslims were instructed to learn more about their world as stated in the ___________.
What is the 'quran'?
200
Hospitals separated men and women into different areas called _______.
What are wards?
200
The specific name given to a music school.
What is a conservatory?
200
What is the name of the raised pulpit in the mosque where the imam gives the sermon.
What is the Minbar?
300
Meaning "something empty" in Arabic; the concept came from India however.
What is zero?
300
A Muslim geographer in Spain produced a world ____________.
What is an atlas?
300
Name any two procedures/operations that Muslim doctors performed.
1. removed limbs 2. cleared out cataracts from the eye 3. took out tumors
300
What is arabesque?
A type of design that took its beauty from the natural world (stems, leaves, flowers, tendrils)
300
This is found in the mosque's courtyard and it was used by Muslims to wash before prayer.
What is a Fountain?
400
Another word for "something new, an improvement"
What is Innovation?
400
The slow process of change in plants and animals from simpler to more complex forms.
What is 'evolution'?
400
Muslim doctors realised that infections were caused by _________.
What is Bacteria?
400
What type of art did the Muslims believe was not allowed to be depicted? Why?
Art showing the human form because they believed that only God can create something that is alive.
400
Complete the phrase: "The ink of scholars is more precious than the blood of ______________." What is the precise meaning of this quote?
Martyrs; It means that education is more important than anything else, in particular war waged on others.
500
The spread of cultural elements from one society to another.
What is Cultural Diffusion?
500
A change made to an existing object or way of doing things
What is an Adaptation?
500
Plato and Aristotle were ancient Greek _____________ that Muslims followed. They translated their works.
What is Philosophers?
500
In what present day country is Baghdad located? What two rivers run through it? Describe the shape this city was built in.
Iraq; Tigris and Euphrates; Round
500
What was the language of instruction in Muslim lands? How were a common language and cultural diffusion connected?
Arabic and ...