Math and Science
How do Muslim artists use math?
A. to make images the right size
B. to create designs with tessellations
B. to create designs with tessellations
What is a mosque?
A. A tool used by astronomers
B. A place where Muslims pray
B. A place where Muslims pray
What do tessellation and calligraphy have in common?
A. Both involve math
B. Both are used in Islamic Art
B. Both are used in Islamic Art
A. They developed tessellations
B. They understood diseases better
B. They understood diseases better
What system of solving math problems did Muslim scholars introduce?
A. Algebra
B. calligraphy
A. Algebra
How do mosques reflect Islamic architecture?
A. They include features like domes
B. They included statues of religious figures
A. They include features like domes
The Thousand and One Nights is an example of...
A. A book of scripture
B. A collection of short stories
B. A collection of short stories
How did al-Idrisi create a map of the world?
A. He sent explorers to different places
B. He studies calligraphy and tessellation
A. He sent explorers to different places
What did Muslim scholars improve to aid in sea travel?
A. algebra
B. the astrolabe
B. the astrolabe
How did the growth of Muslim empires help increase knowledge?
A. Leaders made all children attend school
B. People of different cultures learned from one another
B. People of different cultures learned from one another
What resulted from Muslim scholars translating Arabic books into Latin?
A. Europeans read about new ideas
B. Muslims went to other lands to build libraries
A. Europeans read about new ideas
How did the establishment of medical schools help Muslim doctors?
A. They were able to translate books
B. They learned more about the body
B. They learned more about the body
What Muslim scholar helped develop algebra?
A. al-Idrisi
B. al-Khwarismi
B. al-Khwarismi
How did Muslim scholars improve learning in other cultures?
A. By choosing specific times to pray
B. By translating books into other languages
B. By translating books into other languages
Muslim authors from many parts of the world created popular short stories and poems that reflect Islamic thought and often tell tales about:
A. traveling merchants, romances and adventures
B. pyramids, fossils and sand dunes
A. traveling merchants, romances and adventures
The study of maps is...
A. cartography
B. cardiology
A. cartography
Which culture did Muslims build on to create their numbering system?
A. Chinese
B. Indian
B. Indian
How did Muslim scholarship affect other cultures?
A. It encouraged European people to change their religion to Islam
B. It increased learning by translating ancient knowledge into new languages
B. It increased learning by translating ancient knowledge into new languages
What is the art of writing words in a creative and decorative way called?
A. calligraphy
B. tessellations
A. calligraphy
What did Muslim doctors build to learn more about the body?
A. medical schools and pharmacies
B. observatories
A. medical schools and pharmacies