Islam's Golden Age: The Abbasid Empire 750-1258 CE

Question 1

Baghdad (modern day Iraq)

Answer 1

Capital city, located between Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Question 2

Water is Life

Answer 2

Network of wells and canals for H20

Question 3

Trade = Prosperity

Answer 3

Routes from Scandinavia to Africa to India to China

Question 4

More Money leads to…

Answer 4

More free time and culture

Question 5

Abbasid Art

Answer 5

Arabesque, Calligraphy, Geometric design

Question 6

Abbasid Education

Answer 6

Made books, built schools, saved Greek literature

Question 7

Abbasid Mathematics

Answer 7

Invent algebra, geometry, Arabic numerals

Question 8

Abbasid Geography/Cartography

Answer 8

Knew world was round before others, made maps

Question 9

Abbasid Medicine

Answer 9

Made charts and tracked patients

Question 10

Abbasid Empire: Moral of the Story

Answer 10

The Abbasids did some pretty incredible things that continue to have a lasting impact on the world.