Everyday Life in Fatimid Times
This is the longest river in the world at over 6 000 KM long.
River Nile
What does AKDN stand for?
Aga Khan Development Network
An example of an invention that is harmful.
Eg: Hydrogen bomb, etc.
The Nile is referred to as the lifeline of Egypt. Every year it floods leaving this which allows for growing crops.
Silt
Where is the Aga Khan university, a center of learning established by Mawlana Hazar Imam located?
Karachi, Pakistan
In the Palace was this special place, in English the House of Knowledge. Here lectures and training took place.
What is Dar al Ilm?
What are the three basic things human beings need for survival?
Food, water & shelter
Name one civilization that early Muslim scholars learned a great deal from.
Greeks, Indians, Persians
This ingenious tool, still in use around the world today, used the strength of an ox to scoop water from the river and pour it into a canal.
A Waterwheel
He used a piece of meat to find the cleanest part of the city.
Al-Razi
This was the old city town that housed the market.
Fustat?
Name the two AKDN institutions that are involved in people’s efforts to access and maintain a regular supply of food and clean water.
AKF & AKRSP
The study of shapes is part of mathematics and is known as_________?
Geometry
Name the ethical principles of Islam upon which the AKDN is built.
Helping others and service to others; they help all people regardless of their race, color or creed
What was Hunayn Ibn Ishaq known for?
Excellent translations of books into Arabic.
This city was once the Fatimid Capital, named after the first Fatimid Caliph.
Al-Mahdiyya
The AKDN works with people to help them _____ _____ ___ _______.
Solve their own problems.
This hospital was built in the 13th century in Cairo.
Mansuri
A ____________ produces an intense beam of light that can travel over long distances without spreading out.
Laser
Name the Muslim scientist who made great contributions to the study of optics and is the reason you have pictures today.
Ibn al-Haytham
This instrument was used to measure the rise and fall of the Nile to determine if it would be a good or bad year for farmers.
The Nilometer.
Complete the quote:
“If you give a man a fish, you ____ him for a ___. If you teach a man to fish, you ____ him for a ________.”
“If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.”
The “Canon of Medicine” was written by this philosopher and doctor.
Ibn Sina
Who were the first people known to use writing?
Sumerians of Mesopotamia.
He scouted the spot for the new capital city of Cairo and prepared it for the Imam’s arrival.
Jawhar al-Siqilli