Muslim Innovationsn and Adaptations Vocabulary

Question 1

diverse

Answer 1

a group of people or things with obvious differences

Question 2

adaptation

Answer 2

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

> a change to something that already exists

Question 3

innovation

Answer 3

something new

Question 4

cultural diffusion

Answer 4

the spread of cultural elements from one society to another

foods, ideas, etc.

Question 5

philosopher

Answer 5

a scholar, teacher, or thinker who seeks knowledge

> a scholar that seeks knowledge

Question 6

logic

Answer 6

a way of thinking that uses reasons

> a way of thinking using reason

Question 7

immortal

Answer 7

able to live forever

Question 8

evolution

Answer 8

the slow process of change in plants and animals from simpler forms to more complex forms
> the slow process of change in living things in order to survive

Question 9

equation

Answer 9

a mathematical statement in which the answer equals the statement
> in which one side is equal to the other

Question 10

illuminated

Answer 10

to decorate a book with detailed designs and small pictures, especially using gold, silver, or bright colors
> to decorate books with detailed designs and colors

Question 11

arabesque

Answer 11

a complicated decorative design made with many lines that curve and cross each other

Question 12

intellectual

Answer 12

related to the interest in or study of ideas