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Muslim contributions, Islam, World Cultures, 7th grade
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1
What form of literature did Muslim scholars use to write about history?
(S 9)
prose
poetry
haiku
limericks
2
Muslim scholars studied the works of what ancient Greek philosophers?
( S 4)
Socrates and Aristotle
Aristotle and Plato
Ptolemy and Socrates
Socrates and Plato
3
Two pastimes the Muslims made popular in other cultures were:
(S 11)
chess and bridge.
chess and polo.
chess and soccer.
polo and baseball.
4
The acceptance of what language helped promote learning in the Islamic Caliphate?
(S 4)
Arabic
Greek
Chinese
Persian
5
What did the Muslim trade supply to the classrooms of middle school math classes?
(S 1)
notation
quadrants
numerals
equations
6
al-Khwarizmi's algebra became important in universities on what continent?
(S 7)
Australia
Asia
Europe
Africa
7
A type of design Muslims took from copying stems, leaves, and flowers or plants is:
( S 10)
Roman
Incan
Arabesque
Mayan
8
What two types of things traveled along Muslim trade routes in Africa, Asia, and Europe?
( S 2)
ideas and potatoes
products and ideas
technology and potatoes
chocolate and products
9
al Mansur moved his capital from Damascus to Baghdad because of:
( S 3)
political power.
the population.
learning.
trade routes.
10
al-Mansur's capital of Baghdad was between what two rivers?
( S 3)
Tigris and Nile
Euphrates and Rio Grande
Euphrates and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
11
What process did Muslim traders bring from China to Europe?
(S 2)
horse shoeing
papermaking
picture writing
cooking rice
12
Muslims learned paper-making from the:
( S 9)
Romans
Greeks
Chinese
Mayans
13
Muslim scholars calculated the circumference of the Earth to within:
( S 6)
1500 miles
100 miles
9 miles
50 miles
14
Because Muslims believed only Allah could make a living being they did not create:
(S 10)
pictures of plants
pictures of human beings
pictures of caravans
pictures of towns
15
The study of geography allowed Muslim scholars to create accurate what?
(S 6)
maps
clocks
pictures
calendars
16
What idea did Muslim scholars develop from astronomy?
(S 5)
the earth rotated
there was water on Mars
the orbits of the planets were circles
the sun orbited the moon
17
Which choice
is not
true about Muslim hospitals?
(S 8)
They were only in cities.
sick people were separated from operations
Muslim doctors kept wounds clean.
Hospital caravans visited villages.
18
Whose
Canon of Medicine
became an important textbook in European universities?
(S 8)
Abu Bakr
al-Khwarizmi
Avicenna
Muhammad
19
A Muslim house of worship is called:
(S 3)
a mosque.
a temple.
a synagogue.
a shrine.
20
Muslims established the world's first:
(S 8)
schools.
emergency rooms.
hospitals.
universities.
21
Who said "The ink of scholars is more precious than the blood of martyrs."?
(S 4)
Abraham
Gabriel
Jesus
Muhammad
22
Because their lands were hot and dry, many Muslim technologies centered on the use of:
(S 5)
wind
water
fire
soil
23
What branch of mathematics did al-Khwarizmi develop in Baghdad?
(S 7)
geometry
algebra
calculus
probability
24
Muslim scholars divided the world into:
(S 6)
climate zones.
mineral zones.
battle zones.
altitude zones.
25
Muslim artists created beautiful designs from:
(S 10)
people and animals.
geometry and nature.
towns and cities.
geometry and algebra.
26
What did the Muslims spread that had deep impact on other cultures?
(S 1)
ideas
wealth
Islam
the Qur'an
27
The art of beautiful handwriting is called:
(S 10)
cursive
printing
block printing
calligraphy
28
Three math concepts the Muslims spread from India were:
(S 7)
zero, decimals, fractions
zero, decimals, equations
negative numbers, zero, equations
decimals. fractions, negative numbers
29
Like the Maya, the Muslim scholars made many advances in the science of:
(S 5)
astrology
zoology
astronomy
psychology
30
Islamic civilization flowered for how many years?
(S 2)
100
500
1000
50
