The Islamic World - MT1 - Part 2

Question 1

What was not allowed in early centuries?

Answer 1

Human dissections

- but was permitted by the 13th century

Question 2

What were the 3 most famous large public hospitals?

Answer 2

1. Baghdad
2. Damascus
3. Cairo

Question 3

Why did Islamic civilization decline to bring their thought and science together?

Answer 3

Because it was thought it was work of the devil

Question 4

Who was Europe far beyond at this time?

Answer 4

The Islamic world

Question 5

Scholasticism

Answer 5

The assimilation of ancient writings into a christian framework

Question 6

Methods

Answer 6

Logical analysis of texts

Question 7

Who was Albertus Magnus? (3)

Answer 7

1. Literary scholar
2. Alchemist
3. Teacher

Question 8

What was Magnus the first to do?

Answer 8

Isolate arsenic

Question 9

What was St. Hildegard of Bingen? (6)

Answer 9

1. Nun
2. Abbess
3. Mystic
4. Healer
   - thought disease and mental illness had a natural cause
5. Naturalist
   - wrote the first large book on plants, animals and minerals
6. Musician

Question 10

Frederick II of Hohenstaufen

Answer 10

By birth he was royal but ran around the streets like a merchant

Question 11

Where did Frederick grow up?

Answer 11

Sicily

Question 12

What languages was Frederick fluent in? (4)

Answer 12

1. Latin
2. Greek
3. Arabic
4. Italian

Question 13

What was Frederick’s most important original contribution to science?

Answer 13

The Art of Falcunry

Question 14

Was Frederick an atheist?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

What did Frederick trust?

Answer 15

His own observation

Question 16

What did Frederick believe?

Answer 16

Free thought in religious matters

- but only for himself

Question 17

What did Frederick establish?

Answer 17

The university of Naples

- standard formal curriculum

Question 18

What did Frederick separate?

Answer 18

The duties of a physician from the duties of a pharmacist