History Study Set

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

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

What factors combined to promote learning in Muslim lands?

1: Built colleges and schools and houses of Wisdom. 2: The Arabic language was the official language of learning.

What are 3 important things about the city of Baghdad?

1: It is called the round city, because of its shape. 2: It was on the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. 3: It was located on a crossroad of trade routes connecting distant parts of the empire.

What technological advancements did Muslims make to take advantage of scarce water resources?

1: Muslims restored old irrigation systems and designed new ones. 2: Muslims built dams and aqueducts. 3: Muslims improved systems of canals and underground wells. (Some wells went as deep as 50 feet!) 4:Muslims used water wheels to bring water up from the canals and reservoirs.

What are 2 contributions made by Muslim scholars in Astronomy?

1: figured out exact times for prayer length of the month of Ramadan. 2: proved earth travels around the sun

What are 2 contributions made by Muslim scholars in Zoology?

1: made medicines from animal parts 2: figured out the structure of animals' bones.

What does immortal mean?

Able to live forever.

Describe how mosques are designed.

Always have at least one minaret with a small balcony, a fountain in the courtyard, a prayer room inside, a minbar, and a niche.

What is an arabesque?

An architectural decoration with geographical shapes and plants.

Where is Cordoba?

In Spain, in the Iberian Peninsula.

Where is Baghdad?

Present day Iraq.

Why did Islamic culture flourish, despite the fact that the Muslim empire did not last?

Scholars and artists flourished, making many adaptations and innovations creating cultural diffusion.

Which words came from the Arabic language that were used today?

Sugar, rice, oranges, mattress, sofa, pajamas, and tambourine.

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, mills, and fields.

What is adaption?

a change made to an existing object or way of doing things.

What is a philosopher?

a scholar, teacher, or thinker who seeks knowledge.

What is an innovation?

something new, an improvment

What is a minbar?

the place where the imam delivers the sermon, or the pulpit in a mosque.

What is evolution?

the slow process of change in plants and animals from simpler forms to more complex forms.

What is cultural diffusion?

the spread of cultural elements from one society to another.