Muslim Innovations and Adaptations Vocab

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

• adaptation

• cultural diffusion

• diverse

• evolution

• innovative

the spread of cultural elements from one society to another

• adaptation

• cultural diffusion

• diverse

• evolution

• innovative

a group of people or things with obvious differences between one another

• adaptation

• cultural diffusion

• diverse

• evolution

• innovative

a mathematical statement in which the answer equals the statement

• equation

• immortal

• astronomy

the slow process of change in plants and animals from simpler forms to more complex forms

• adaptation

• cultural diffusion

• diverse

• evolution

• innovative

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

• illuminated

• philosophers

• logic

• intellectual

able to live forever

• equation

• immortal

• astronomy

something new; an improvement

• adaptation

• cultural diffusion

• diverse

• evolution

• innovations

related to the interest in or study of ideas

• illuminated

• philosophers

• logic

• intellectual

a way of thinking that uses reason

• illuminated

• philosophers

• logic

• intellectual