Muslim Achievements

Match the following people with their achievement.

• created an accurate Arab geography book

• Ar-Razi

• diagnosed & treated smallpox

• al-Idrisi

• made accurate maps of several continents

• Ibn-Sina (Avicenna)

• wrote a medical encyclopedia

• al-Khwarizimi

• created the concept of Algebra

• Ibn Battutah

What is an astrolabe?

• A navigational instrument used by sailors to determine their location by the position of the stars

• A medical instrument used by doctors to examine a patient's lungs

• A musical instrument that produces sound through vibration

• A tool used by astronomers to observe and map objects in the night sky

Muslims made many advances in medicine. Choose two from the list that show what they accomplished.

• created the first pharmacy to each others to make medicine

• created the first vaccination to protect against deadly diseasess

• created the first public hospital to diagnose and treat diseases

• created the first antibiotic

A Muslim movement that teaches people to find God's love through a personal relationship with Him is called ​ (a)  

• Sufism
• Meditation
• Yoga
• Zakat

What is the name of the famous collection of short stories including legendary heroes and characters written by Muslims?

• One Thousand and One Nights
• The Arabian Peninsula
• The Quran
• Arabian Nights

What is the Rubaiyat?

• A collection of poems written by the Persian poet Rumi

• A ancient medical text by the scholar Avicenna

• A book of mathematics principles invented by Al-Khwarizmi

• A book of poems written by the Persian poet Omar Khayyám

Mosques were incredible architectural achievements. Which TWO of these did most mosques have?

• domes

• several minarets

• drawings of Muhammad

• sculptures of key Muslim leaders

Which of these are common topics of Muslim art? Choose all that apply.

• key Muslim leaders

• decorative writing called caligraphy

• animals that represent their beliefs

• written quotes from the Qur-an