Why was polo a popular sport among wealthy Muslims?

Polo is played on horseback, and wealthy Muslims viewed horses as status.

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

Astronomers helped Muslims know the exact time for prayers and Ramadan.

Why did Muslims honor calligraphers above all other artists?

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

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

the growth of Muslim literature

Which statement describes Baghdad during this time period?

Baghdad was one of the most splendid Muslim cities.

How were mosques and cathedrals similar?

They both showed religious faith and artistic heritage of their people.

Which of the following true statements support the idea that scholarship and learning were important in Islamic culture?

Universities in Muslim cities attracted scholars from many lands.

What was the advantage of the Arabic number system?

It was easier to do calculations.

What advantage did acceptance of the Arabic language provide?

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

How did Sufism influence Muslim literature?

Sufis often expressed deep religious devotion through beautiful poetry.

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 Muslims provide medical care to people living in remote villages?

Hospital caravans went to the villages to bring them medical care.

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

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

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.

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1
The spread of cultural elements from one society to another.
Cultural Diffusion
innovation
adaptation
evolution
2
Why was polo a popular sport among wealthy Muslims?
Polo is an intellectual sport, and only rich Muslims can afford education.
Polo is played on horseback, and wealthy Muslims viewed 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 travel.
3
What impact did the work of Muslim astronomers have on religious practices?
Astronomers helped Muslims know the exact time for prayers and Ramadan.
Astronomers were so respected and so knowledgeable that many became imams.
Astronomers found proof that confirmed the teachings of the Qur'an.
Astronomers cast doubt on many Muslim beliefs.
4
Why did Muslims honor calligraphers above all other artists?
Muslim leaders were all trained calligraphers and gave others high status.
Calligraphers had more training than other artists in the Muslim world.
Calligraphers were the only Muslims who knew how to read and write.
Muslims believed only calligraphy was worthy to record the words of God.
5
The Muslims learned how to make paper from the Chinese. What is one consequence of this discovery?
the expansion of Muslim empires
the growth of Muslim literature
the flourishing of Muslim architecture
the development of Muslim weaponry
6
Muslims learned a new way to write numbers from ______.
ancient Greek mathematicians.
Egyptian holy men.
Spanish traders
Indian scholars.
7
Which navigational instruments did Muslims adapt and perfect?
the octant and the quadrant
the compass and the astrolabe
the chronometer and the ring dial
the sounding line and the back staff
8
Which statement describes Baghdad during this time period?
Baghdad was one of the most splendid Muslim cities.
Baghdad was a clean and tidy rural Muslim village.
Baghdad was a primitive and impoverished Muslim settlement.
Baghdad was a once-glorious city that had suffered much during wartime.
9
How were mosques and cathedrals similar?
They were both oriented toward the holiest cities of their faith.
They both made use of similar styles and materials in their construction.
They both provided mats and carpets for worshippers to sit on the floor.
They both showed religious faith and artistic heritage of their people.
10
Which of the following true statements support the idea that scholarship and learning were important in Islamic culture?
Muslim scholars traveled to European universities to start their research.
Universities in Muslim cities attracted scholars from many lands.
Rich Muslim families sent their sons to Greece, India, and China to learn.
Only ruling families in Muslim lands were allowed to read and write.
11
Which type of design took its beauty from the natural world?
calligraphy
mosaics
geometric shapes
arabesque
12
The spreading of ideas and ways of life is called cultural ______.
addaptation
evolution
innovation
diffusion
13
The Muslims' great experience with trade helped advance their knowledge of _______.
psychology
geography
history
agriculture
14
Like the ancient Greeks, Muslim philosophers tried to prove important truths using _______.
religious faith.
primary sources
intuition and opinion.
reason and logic.
15
the slow process of change in plants and animals from simpler forms to more complex forms
adaptation
evolution
cultural diffusion
able to live forever
16
something new; an improvement
cultural diffusion
innovation
evolution
adaptation
17
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.
18
What advantage did acceptance of the Arabic language provide?
The Arabic language could express philosophical ideas more precisely.
Scholars in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East could share ideas.
Sharing the same language slowed down the process of cultural diffusion.
Muslim and Christian leaders all spoke the same language.
19
How did Sufism influence Muslim literature?
Sufis celebrated military strength through works about famous battles.
Sufis often expressed deep religious devotion through beautiful poetry.
Sufis believed literature was silly, banned the writing of poetry.
Sufis honored their love of history through poems that praised rulers.
20
How did Muslim hospitals deal with patients who had diseases that others could catch?
They sent them away from the hospital.
They treated them in medical tents placed behind the hospital.
They put them in the wards with all other patients.
They put them in separate wards away from other patients.
21
a scholar, teacher, or thinker who seeks knowledge
innovator
philosopher
immortal
professor
22
How did Muslims provide medical care to people living in remote villages?
Hospital caravans went to the villages to bring them medical care.
Villagers had little medical care, except what they could provide.
Doctors agreed to spend one year out of every seven years in villages.
People had to travel to hospitals in major cities to seek medical care.
23
How did Muslims use technology to meet the challenges of living in a dry land?
They created a massive pipeline network to bring fresh water from Europe.
They figured out how to take the salt out of seawater for household use.
They perfected cloud-seeding to create rain during periods of drought.
They built dams and aqueducts to for water for houses, mills, and fields.
24
a change made to an existing object or way of doing things
cultural diffusion
evolution
adaptation
innovation
25
able to live forever
philosopher
adaptation
innovation
immortal
26
Why did Muslims reject the use of images of humans or animals in their visual art?
They thought humans and animals were too real to be represented in art.
They did not have the artistic skills to represent living creatures.
They believed realistic images of people, animals would steal their souls.
They believed that only God could create something that is alive.

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