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Why did Muslims reject the use of images of humans or animals in their visual art?
They believed images of people or animals in art would steal their souls.
They believed that only God could create something that is alive.
They thought that humans and animals were too ordinary to be art
They did not have the artistic skills to represent living creatures
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Which navigational instruments did Muslims adapt and perfect?
the octant and the quadrant
the sounding line and the back staff
the compass and the astrolabe
the chronometer and the ring dial
3
Which statement describes Baghdad during this time period?
Baghdad was a primitive and impoverished Muslim settlement.
Baghdad was one of the most splendid Muslim cities.
Baghdad was a clean and tidy rural Muslim village.
Baghdad was a once-glorious city that had suffered much during wartime.
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How did Muslim hospitals deal with patients who had diseases that others could catch?
They put them in the wards with all other patients.
They treated them in medical tents placed behind the hospital
They put them in separate wards from other patients
They sent them away from the hospital
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How did Muslims use technology to meet the challenges of living in a dry land?
Cloud-seeding to create rain during periods of drought.
Took salt out of seawater for irrigation and household use.
Massive pipeline network to bring fresh water from Europe to Middle East.
Built dams and aqueducts to provide water for households, mills, and fields
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Why did Muslims honor calligraphers above all other artists?
Muslim leaders were all trained calligraphers with a high social standing
Believed only calligraphy was worthy to record the words of God.
Only Muslims who knew how to read and write.
Had more extensive training than any other artists in Muslim world
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The spreading of ideas and ways of life is called cultural
evolution
adaptation
innovation
diffusion
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What was the advantage of the Arabic number system?
It wrote out fractions as words instead of using symbols
It was easier to do calculations.
It allowed people to write very small numbers
It had no concept of zero
9
How were mosques and cathedrals similar?
Oriented toward the holiest cities of their faith.
Expressed the religious faith and artistic heritage of their builders
Used similar design styles and materials in their construction.
Provided mats and carpets for worshippers to sit on the floor.
10
Muslims learned a new way to write numbers from
Egyptian holy men
ancient Greek mathematicians
Spanish traders
Indian scholars
11
How did Sufism influence Muslim literature?
Celebrated their military strength through poems about famous battles.
Believed literature was frivolous, and they banned writing of poetry
Expressed their deep religious devotion through beautiful poetry
Honored their love of history through poems that praised famous rulers.
12
Why was polo a popular sport among wealthy Muslims?
Polo is played on horseback, wealthy Muslims saw horses as status symbols.
Polo is played in the water, and wealthy Muslims had swimming pools
Polo is Indian sport, and only wealthy Muslims had money to travel to India
Polo is an intellectual sport, and only wealthy Muslims educated
13
Which type of design took its beauty from the natural world?
arabesque
geometric shapes
calligraphy
mosaics
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What advantage did acceptance of the Arabic language provide?
Sharing the same language slowed down the process of cultural diffusion.
Arabic language could express philosophical ideas more precisely
Scholars in Europe, North Africa & Middle East could share ideas easier
Muslim & Christian leaders all spoke same language, work together for peace
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The Muslims' great experience with trade helped advance their knowledge of
history
psychology
agriculture
geography
16
How did Muslims provide medical care to people living in remote villages?
Doctors agreed to spend 1 out 7 years in remote villages.
People had to travel to hospitals in major cities to seek medical care
Villagers had very little medical care, had to provide for each other.
Hospital caravans went to the villages to bring them medical care.
17
What impact did the work of
Muslim astronomers
have on religious practices?
Helped Muslims know time for prayers and length of Ramadan.
So respected and knowledgeable that many of them became imams.
Cast doubt on Muslim beliefs and brought science and religion into conflict
Found proof confirming teachings of Qur'an about the world God made.
18
Like the ancient Greeks, Muslim philosophers tried to prove important truths using
intuition and opinion
primary sources
religious faith
reason and logic
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Which is true and supports the idea that scholarship and learning were very highly valued in Islamic culture
Wealthy Muslim families sent sons to Greece, India, and China for education
Universities/libraries in Muslim cities attracted scholars from other lands
Muslim scholars traveled to European universities to do research.
Only elite ruling families in Muslim countries allowed to read/write
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The Muslims
learned how to make paper
from the Chinese. What is one consequence of this discovery?
development of Muslim weaponry
the flourishing of Muslim architecture
growth of Muslim literature
expansion of Muslim empires
