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This Muslim scholar worked in the Hall of Wisdom in Cairo, Egypt in the 9th century. He is known as "the father of algebra".
Who is al-Khwarizmi
100
This is used to spread water to areas where water is scarce and is used for agriculture. Muslims improved this innovation tremendously.
What is irrigation
100
Who could get treatment in medieval Muslim hospitals?
Who is anyone
100
This is the highest form of Islamic art
What is caligraphy
100
He said "The ink of scholars is more precious than the blood of martyrs".
Who is Muhammed.
200
Scholars in Baghdad translated the works of this Greek mathematician
Who is Euclid?
200
Navigational tools were used to improve the location of what important Muslim city?
What is Makkah
200
Why was Ibn Sina called the "Prince of Physicians?"
He wrote the widely used book "The Canon of Medicine"
200
According to Muslims, why can't they create pictures of living beings?
Only God can create something that is alive
200
Medieval Muslims studied these two Greek philosophers.
Who are Plato and Aristotle
300
This is used to solve math problems with unknown numbers
What is algebra
300
In the 800's, a scholar named al-Jahiz presented theories about the _______ of animals. What is it?
What is evolution
300
Infections are caused by this, which was first realized by al-Razi.
What is bacteria.
300
This type of art took it's beauty from the natural world.
What is arabesque.
300
In medieval Islam, Cairo, Egypt became known for this, which rivaled Baghdad's.
What is an outstanding university.
400
This word means "something empty" and originated in India.
What is zero
400
The Qur'an says, "Have they not looked at the camel-how it was created?" What aspect of Islamic belief does this quotation encourage?
What is technological innovation
400
Muslim doctors used this to stitch up cuts and incisions.
What is animal guts
400
Of the following, which would you most likely see in Muslim art: thirsty camels, herds of goats, flowering vines, or smiling children?
What are flowering vines
500
Why are 1,3,5,7, and 9 called Arabic numbers?
Because of they way they are written
500
Medeival Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for what?
What is navigation
500
Muslim doctors treated patients with these three things
What are drugs, diet, and exercise.
500
Ziryab, a talented musician and singer from Baghdad, resettled in which Spanish city?
What is Cordoba
500
He was Islam's most famous philosopher. He was known as Avicenna in Europe.
Who is Ibn Sina