How did Muslim hospitals deal with patients who had diseases that others could catch?

They put them in separate wards away from other patients

How did Sufism influence Muslim literature?

Sufis often expressed their religious devotion through beautiful poetry

How were mosques and cathedrals similar?

They both showed the faith and artistic expression of their builders

Why was polo a popular sport among wealthy Muslims?

Polo is played on horseback, and rich Muslims saw horses as a status symbol

What impact did the work of Muslim astronomers have on religious practices?

Astronomers helped Muslims know the exact time for prayers

Which statement describes Baghdad during this time period?

Baghdad was one of the most splendid Muslim cities

The Muslims learned how to make paper from the Chinese. What is one consequence of this discovery?

The growth of Muslim literature

Why did Muslims reject the use of images of humans or animals in their visual art?

They believed that only God could create something that is alive

How did Muslims use technology to meet the challenges of living in a dry land?

They built dams and aqueducts to get water for houses, mills, and fields.

Why did Muslims honor calligraphers above all other artists?

Muslims believed only calligraphy was worthy to record the words of God

Which of the following is a true statement that supports the idea that scholarship and learning were very highly valued?

Universities and libraries in Muslim cities received scholars from all over

What advantage did acceptance of the Arabic language provide?

Scholars in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East could share ideas

How did Muslims provide medical care to people living in remote villages?

Hospital caravans went to the villages to bring them medical care

What was the advantage of the Arabic number system?

It was easier to do calculations

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TCI lesson 11 Muslim Innovations and Adaptations

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1
How did Muslim hospitals deal with patients who had diseases that others could catch?
They treated them in medical tents placed behind the hospital
They put them in separate wards away from other patients
They put them in the wards with all other patients
They sent them away from the hospital
2
The Muslims' great experience with trade helped advance their knowledge of
history
agriculture
psychology
geography
3
How did Sufism influence Muslim literature?
Sufis honored their love of history with poems that praised famous rulers.
Sufis often expressed their religious devotion through beautiful poetry
Sufis celebrated their military through works of prose about famous battles
Sufis thought literature was silly, and they banned the writing and poetry
4
The spreading of ideas and ways of life is called cultural
Innovation
Adaptation
Evolution
Diffusion
5
How were mosques and cathedrals similar?
They were both pointed toward the holiest cities of their faith
They both used similar design styles and materials in their construction
They both provided rugs and carpets for worshippers to sit on the floor
They both showed the faith and artistic expression of their builders
6
Why was polo a popular sport among wealthy Muslims?
Polo is an Indian sport, and only wealthy Muslims had the money to travel
Polo is played in the water, and wealthy Muslims had swimming pools
Polo is played on horseback, and rich Muslims saw horses as a status symbol
Polo is an intellectual sport, and only rich Muslims could afford education
7
What impact did the work of Muslim astronomers have on religious practices?
Astronomers found proof that confirmed the teachings of the Qur'an
Many astronomers became imams because they were respected
Astronomers brought science and religion into conflict
Astronomers helped Muslims know the exact time for prayers
8
Which type of design took its beauty from the natural world?
Geometric shapes
Calligraphy
Arabesque
Mosaics
9
Which navigational instruments did Muslims adapt and perfect?
the chronometer and the ring dial
the octant and the quadrant
the compass and the astrolabe
the sounding line and the back staff
10
Which statement describes Baghdad during this time period?
Baghdad was a clean and tidy Muslim village
Baghdad was a once glorious city that had suffered during war
Baghdad was a primitve and impoverished Muslim settlement
Baghdad was one of the most splendid Muslim cities
11
Like the ancient Greeks, Muslim philosophers tried to prove important truths using
intuition and opinion
primary sources
reason and logic
religious faith
12
The Muslims learned how to make paper from the Chinese. What is one consequence of this discovery?
The growth of Muslim literature
The expansion of Muslim empires
The flourishing of Muslim architecture
The development of Muslim weaponry
13
Why did Muslims reject the use of images of humans or animals in their visual art?
They thought that images of people or animals in art would steal their soul
They believed that only God could create something that is alive
They did not have the artistic skills to represent living creatures
They thought that humans and animals were too ordinary to be shown in art
14
How did Muslims use technology to meet the challenges of living in a dry land?
They made a big pipeline to bring water from Europe to the Middle East
They built dams and aqueducts to get water for houses, mills, and fields.
They used techniques of cloud-seeding to make rain during times of drought
They learned how to take the salt out of seawater for irrigation and homes
15
Muslims learned a new way to write numbers from
ancient Greek mathematicians
Spanish traders
Egyptian holy men
Indian scholars
16
Why did Muslims honor calligraphers above all other artists?
Muslims believed only calligraphy was worthy to record the words of God
Calligraphers had more training than any other artists in the Muslim world
Muslim leaders were all calligraphers and gave other calligrapher respect
Calligraphers were the only Muslims who knew how to read and write
17
Which of the following is a true statement that supports the idea that scholarship and learning were very highly valued?
Wealthy Muslim families sent sons to Greece, India, and China to study
Universities and libraries in Muslim cities received scholars from all over
Muslim scholars regularly travelled to European universities
Only rich families were allowed to know how to read and write
18
What advantage did acceptance of the Arabic language provide?
Sharing the same language slowed down the process of cultural diffusion
Scholars in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East could share ideas
Arabic was better at expressing philosophical ideas
Muslim and Christian leaders could work together in peace
19
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 small villages
Hospital caravans went to the villages to bring them medical care
Villagers had little medical care, except for helping each other
20
What was the advantage of the Arabic number system?
It had no concept of zero
It wrote out fractions as words instead of using symbols
It allowed people to write very small numbers
It was easier to do calculations

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