Chapter 11 – Deck 2

Question 1

What is Avicenna known for?

Answer 1

A medical encyclopedia

Question 2

What happened when Muslims invaded India?

Answer 2

Muslim archers had far greater mobility and Hindu forces riding war elephants

Sultans introduced Muslim traditions of government to India

Question 3

What event led to the creation of a Muslim empire in India?

Answer 3

The fall of the Gupta empire

Question 4

What is the name of the religion that blended Muslim and Hindu beliefs?

Answer 4

Sikhism

Question 5

Who strengthened the Mughal empire by promoting religious harmony through tolerance??

Answer 5

Akbar

Question 6

What influenced ottoman and Safavid artists?

Answer 6

Persian artistic styles

Question 7

The Ottoman and Safavid empires shared what Muslim tradition?

Answer 7

Both based their government on Muslim traditions

Question 8

What were two major contributions made to modern civilizations by Muslims (you use this)?

Answer 8

Algebra/Arabic numerals
Calligraphy
Coffee

Question 9

What activities occurred during the golden age of Muslim culture?

Answer 9

Major discoveries and mathematics and science

Question 10

What was life like for a slave in the Muslim world?

Answer 10

They could sometimes earn their freedom and women could marry out of slavery

Question 11

Why did many conquered people convert to Islam?

Answer 11

It emphasized the quality of all believers