Islamic civilation and medicine

Question 1

True or false: Islam encouraged learning everywhere and through every perspective

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What did Muslims believe the Black Death was?

Answer 2

A symbol for martyrdom and a merciful gift from god to instantly transport you to paridise

Question 3

Instead of nuns treating you in England, they had _______ treating you in the Islamic civilisation

Answer 3

Doctors and medicine

Question 4

When was the first hospital of the Islamic civilisation set up in? Who set it up?

Answer 4

805, Caliph al-Rashid

Question 5

How did they respond to the Black Death?

Answer 5

Usage of charms and amulets, belief in supernatural visions, no persecution of communities like the Jews

Question 6

What was the best method for learning about medicine in the Islamic civilisation?

Answer 6

Reading (not allowed human dissection)

Question 7

Fill in the gap: ‘seek _______ as far as _____’ was said in the Prophet Muhammad

Answer 7

Learning, China

Question 8

How did the Islamic people know how to make paper?

Answer 8

They learnt from Chinese paper makers

Question 9

A grand library was also called… (tip: house of______)

Answer 9

House of Wisdom

Question 10

Name three things the Islamic world invented to do with astronomy and travel (tip: two on astronomy and one on travel)

Answer 10

Created lunar calendars
Made new observation instruments
Had great trade routes

Question 11

Which two systems did they invent instead of the roman numeral system in Maths?

Answer 11

Abjjad system and the Hindu-Arabic numerals