ARABIC - CHINESE - HINDU Flashcards

1
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“submission to the will of God.” God Allah conveyed to Muhammad, a tradesman, a series of revelatoins which were to form the basis of the new faith.

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Islam

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2
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Trigonometry, Sine, Tangent, and Co-tangent

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Arabic

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3
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instrument used to observe the stars.

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Astrolabe

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4
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Astrolabe

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Arabic

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5
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Built before the Great Mosque of
Damascus

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Arabic

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6
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considered to be one of the founders of Algebra.

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Muhammad Bin Moosaa Al-Khawaarizmi

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7
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The word ‘Algorithm’ or
‘Algorizm’ is a corruption of his name or the name of the town Khwaarism (Kheva), in what is now Uzbekistan, where he was born.

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Muhammad Bin Moosaa Al-Khawaarizmi

Arabic

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8
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examined the refraction of sunlight in raindrops and offered an explanation of the Genesis of primary and secondary rainbows.

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Kamaaluddeen

Arabic

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9
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was associated with the story of the invention of the pendulum and the presentation of a water clock to Emperor Charlemagne.

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Haaroon Ar-rasheed

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10
Q

Pendulum and Water Clock

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Arabic

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11
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Science of Mechanics

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Arabic

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12
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Camera Obscura

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Arabic

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13
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Theory of Relativity in terms of time and space by means of mathematical equations and astrophysics.

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Arabic

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14
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This was one of the earliest skills
attained by the Muslims.

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Paper making

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15
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Paper making

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Arabic

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16
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leading in weaving wool, producing silk, pottery, jewelry, and in leather and perfume industry.

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Muslims

Arabic

17
Q

“Oracle Bones”

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Chinese

18
Q

Place Number Value System

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Chinese

19
Q

Decimal or base ten system

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Chinese

20
Q

calculator that used sliding beads to help compute math problems quickly.

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Abacus

Chinese

21
Q

The first recorded observations of comets, solar eclipses, were done in

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China

22
Q

Invented kites and lanterns,

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Chinese

23
Q

The clock was first devised for astronomical purposes.

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Chinese

24
Q

Giant water clocks which rang every 15 minutes were also created.

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Chinese

25
Q

The compass as a wooden circle with markings on it, and a magnetic spoon on top, used for religious purposes.

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Magnetic Compass

26
Q

Scientists made gunpowder by mixing sulphur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate.

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Gunpowder

Chinese

27
Q

invented the earthquake detecting tool called seismoscope.

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Zhang Heng

Seismological Detectors

Chinese

28
Q

were made of bamboo spines that stick out in the shape of a semicircle with silk wrapped around it.

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Fans

Chinese

29
Q

were used by farmers to plant seeds into the soil at uniform depth.

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Seed drills

Chinese

30
Q

2 major cities in Indus civilization

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

31
Q

Mud brick buildings

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Indus

32
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public wells provided with regular supply of water for all the inhabitants and sanitation.

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Indus

33
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heliocentric theory of gravitation,

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Indus