The Golden Age of Islam Class Agenda
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Which city became an intellectual center during the Abbasid Dynasty?

  • Baghdad (correct)
  • Mecca
  • Cairo
  • Damascus
  • What was the name of the house of learning in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age?

  • House of Knowledge
  • House of Enlightenment
  • House of Wisdom (correct)
  • House of Intellect
  • Which dynasty built up Baghdad to become an intellectual center?

  • Ayyubid Dynasty
  • Abbasid Dynasty (correct)
  • Umayyad Dynasty
  • Fatimid Dynasty
  • Which works were translated into Arabic at the Grand Library of Baghdad?

    <p>Classic works of the Greeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the creation of Algebra?

    <p>Al-Khwarizmi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scholar is known for combining Aristotle’s system of thought with Islamic philosophy?

    <p>Ibn Rushd (Averroës)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the discovery of how human vision works using the scientific method?

    <p>Ibn Al-Haytham</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which civilization's scientific knowledge did the Arabs synthesize along with that of the ancient Greeks and Romans?

    <p>Persians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which paper-making tradition preceded its spread into Spain and Europe in the 10th century?

    <p>Muslim world in the 8th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematical system was created by scholars who took what the Greeks and Indians had developed and took the next step?

    <p>Algebra</p> Signup and view all the answers

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