Unit 2 Lesson 11.1 Flowering of Islamic Culture

Where did Islam begin?

• China
• India
• Europe
• Arabian Peninsula

What areas came under Muslim rule by the middle of the 8th century?

• North America, Europe, and Asia
• Spain, North Africa, and much of western and central Asia
• Australia, Asia, and Europe
• South America, Africa, and Asia

What is cultural diffusion?

• The spread of religion
• The spreading of ideas and ways of life
• The spread of diseases
• The spread of goods

How did trade routes contribute to cultural diffusion in the Islamic world?

• By spreading only diseases
• By spreading only religion
• By spreading ideas and knowledge
• By spreading only goods

What is an example of cultural adaptation in Islamic civilization?

• The spread of paper making
• The spread of Christianity
• The spread of Buddhism
• The spread of Hinduism

What is an example of cultural innovation in Islamic civilization?

• The spread of Hinduism
• The spread of paper making
• The spread of Buddhism
• The spread of Christianity

What is an example of cultural diffusion in Islamic civilization?

• The spread of paper making
• The spread of Buddhism
• The spread of Hinduism
• The spread of Christianity

What is an example of cultural blending in Islamic civilization?

• The spread of Buddhism
• The spread of Hinduism
• The spread of Christianity
• The spread of paper making

What is an example of diversity within the Islamic world?

• Only Egyptians lived in the Islamic world
• Only Persians lived in the Islamic world
• Many different groups of people lived in the Islamic world
• Only Arabs lived in the Islamic world

What contributions did Muslim scholars make in the field of paper making?

• They learned paper making from the Greeks
• They learned paper making from the Chinese and passed this knowledge on to Europeans
• They did not contribute to paper making
• They invented paper making