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TCI: Muslim Innovations and Adaptations
TCI: Muslim Innovations and Adaptations
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1
Which type of design took its beauty from the natural world?
Mosaics
Arabesque
Calligraphy
Greometric Shapes
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Why were the Islamic lands ideally suited for spreading cultural elements to other places?
The isolated location of the Islamic lands protected them from outside.
All people there spoke English, so they could share ideas.
Middle East had many important trade routes linking Asia Europe and Africa
Muslim people were always on the move and never established settlements
3
What was the advantage of the Arabic number system?
It allowed people to write very small numbers.
It wrote out fractions as words instead of using symbols.
It was easier to do calculations.
It had no concept of zero.
4
Like the ancient Greeks, Muslim philosophers tried to prove important truths using
intuition and opinion
reason and logic
religious faith
primary sources
5
Which statement describes Baghdad during this time period?
Baghdad was a clean, tidy and rural
Baghdad was primitive and impoverished
Baghdad was one of the most splendid Muslim cities.
Baghdad was a once-glorious city that had suffered much during wartime.
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Muslims learned how to make paper from the Chinese. What is one effect of this discovery?
the flourishing of Muslim architecture
the expansion of Muslim empires
the growth of Muslim literature
the development of Muslim weaponry
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Why did Muslims honor calligraphers above all other artists?
Muslims believed only calligraphy was worthy to record the words of God.
Calligraphers were the only Muslims who knew how to read and write.
Calligraphers had more extensive training than any other artists
Muslim leaders were all trained calligraphers
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The Muslims' great experience with trade helped advance their knowledge of
agriculture
history
psychology
geography
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How did Muslim astronomers effect Islamic religious practices?
Astronomers cast doubt on many Muslim beliefs.
Astronomers were so respected that they became imams.
They found the exact time for prayers and the length of Ramadan
Astronomers found proof that confirmed the teachings of the Qur'an.
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How did Muslim hospitals deal with patients who had diseases that others could catch?
They put them in separate wards away from other patients.
They treated them in medical tents placed behind the hospital.
They put them in the wards with all 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?
They built dams and aqueducts to provide water for households and farms.
They figured out how to take the salt out of seawater for irrigation.
They created a massive pipeline to bring fresh water to the middle east.
They perfected techniques of cloud-seeding to create rain.
12
Why did Muslims reject the use of images of humans or animals in their visual art?
They did not have the artistic skills to represent living creatures.
They believed that images of people in art would steal their souls
They believed that only God could create something that is alive.
They thought that humans were too ordinary to be represented in art
13
Why was polo a popular sport among wealthy Muslims?
Polo is played on horseback, and wealthy Muslims saw horses as status
Polo is played in the water, and wealthy Muslims had swimming pools
Polo is an Indian sport, and only wealthy Muslims had the money to trave
Polo is an intellectual sport, and wealthy Muslims could afford education
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Muslims learned a new way to write numbers from
Ancient Greek mathematicians.
Spanish traders.
Egyptian holy men.
Indian scholars.
15
Which navigational instruments did Muslims adapt and perfect?
the compass and the astrolabe
the octant and the quadrant
the chronometer and the ring dial
the sounding line and the back staff
16
Which of the following is a true statement that scholarship and learning were very highly valued
Muslim universities and libraries brought visitors from around the world
Muslim scholars regularly traveled to European universities.
Rich Muslim families sent their sons to Greece, India, and China for school
Only members of the elite ruling families were allowed in universities
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How did Muslims provide medical care to people living in remote villages?
People had to travel to hospitals in major cities to seek medical care.
Doctors agreed to spend one year out of every seven years in remote village
Hospital caravans went to the villages to bring them medical care.
Villagers had very little medical care, apart from what they could provide
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How were mosques and cathedrals similar?
They both provided mats and carpets for worshippers to sit on the floor.
They both showed religious faith and the artistic heritage of their creator
They both made use of similar design styles and materials.
They were both pointed toward the holiest cities of their faith.
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What advantage did acceptance of the Arabic language provide?
Sharing the same language slowed down the process of cultural diffusion.
Muslim and Christian leaders spoke the same language.
Scholars in North Africa, and the Middle East could share ideas easily
The Arabic language could express philosophical ideas more precisely
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How did Sufism influence Muslim literature?
Sufis believed literature was frivolous, and they banned poetry.
Sufis celebrated their military strength through works of prose.
Sufis honored their love of history with poems that praised famous rulers
Sufis often expressed their religious devotion through beautiful poetry.
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The spreading of ideas and ways of life is called cultural
adaptation
diffusion
evolution
innovation
