mid term part 2

Which scientific advancement did Islamic physician Al-Razi contribute during the Golden Age?

• use of minerals

• writing of medical texts

• chart of human anatomy

• creation of the scientific process

Read the following description and answer the question below. In the early 800s, Caliph al-Ma'mun established the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. It was a combination academy, library, and translation center where scholars translated ancient texts into Arabic. Which term best describes the House of Wisdom?

• educational

• political

• religious

• scientific

Which contribution did Avicenna make during the Golden Age of Islam?

• he calculated the circumference of the earth

• he wrote a medical encyclopedia

• he wrote a collection of stories

• he developed algebra

Which branch of mathematics is al-Khwarizimi best known for developing during the Golden Age of Islam?

• algebra

• calculus

• geometry

• trigonometry

What was the most important effect of the First Crusade?

• Muslims captured Constantinople from the Crusaders.

• Crusaders captured Jerusalem from the Muslims.

• Turks expelled Crusaders from Jerusalem.

• Christians expelled Muslims from Spain.

How was commerce affected by the First Crusade?

• Commerce suffered during the First Crusade because trade routes were disrupted.

• The First Crusade decreased the level of commerce because so many men were away at war.

• The First Crusade increased the level of commerce because more military goods were needed.

• Commerce suffered during the First Crusade because many Europeans were not supportive of the war.

Read the information that follows and answer the question below. Pope Urban II gave a famous speech in the late 11th century. In it, he encouraged Christians to give aid to their brothers in the east who had been attacked by the Turks and the Arabs. What was a long term effect of the speech?

• It led to the beginning of the Crusades.

• It led to the beginning of the Reconquista.

• It gave rise to the Norman invasion of Ireland.

• It gave rise to the Norman invasion of England.

How did the Byzantine Empire respond when the Islamic Empire blocked its access to the Christian Holy Land?

• The Byzantine Empire suffered economic collapse.

• The Byzantine Empire began a lengthy decline.

• The Byzantine Empire began the Crusades.

• The Byzantine Empire began to flourish.

Which European monarch attempted to retake Jerusalem from Saladin and his Muslim forces during the Third Crusade?

• Richard the Lionhearted

• Frederick Barbarossa

• Philip Augustus

• Charlemagne

Which leader recaptured Jerusalem in 1187?

• Saladin

• Pope Urban II

• Bernard of Clairvaux

• Richard I of England