Islam (11) Flashcards
Where did Islam begin?
Arabian Peninsula, then it grew
How many worker’s, artitectures, and craftspeople to build the NEW capital? Why
100,000, becuase of it’s shape
What was very highily in Islamic?
Scholorship and learning
What is inside Cario?
The hall of wisdom
Who is al-Jahiz?
a scholar that persent theroies of zoos
Since it was hot and dry, what did they do?
built wells and damms
What is another subject that they studied?
Geography and Navigation
What is The Book of Roads and Provinces?
A book that provided maps and descriptions of the major Muslim trade routes.
The Book of Countries
A book that listed useful facts about the lands under Muslim rule
Who is al-Khwarizmi?
who worked in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad in the 9th century. Al-Khwarizmi is best known as “the father of algebra.”
What is algebra?
Algebra is used to solve problems involving unknown numbers
Were the hospitals for everyone?
YES, all people
What is A Thousand and One Nights?
One famous collection of stories
What is polo?
Polo is a sport in which teams on horseback use mallets (long wooden hammers) to strike a ball through a goal.
What is chess?
Chess is a battle of wits in which players move pieces on a board according to a set of complex rules. Each player commands a small army of pieces, one of which is the king. The goal is to checkmate the opponent’s king. Checkmate means that the king cannot move without being captured.
