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Question | Answer |
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what was the astrolabe used for | to help with navigation |
which groups of people contributed to the islamic culture during the middle ages | Arabs Turks Persians |
why were Baghdad and Cairo important cities during the middle ages | Baghdad - capital of the Abbasid empire crossroads of trade routes most beautiful city in the muslim world Cairo Capital of Egypt most advanced university in Muslim world hall of wisdom was a major library |
describe three examples of Islamic cultural diffusion | Muslims brought the game chess back from India Muslims learned the process of making paper from Chinese people muslims learned about zero from india |
how did muslims use the minbar | it was a raised pulpit used to by the imam to give his sermon |
what did muslims focus on when creating art | geometric designs floral designs |
how did paper making change the muslims culture | it allowed stories to be written and recorded the Qur'an was printed muslims began to write more stories and poetry |
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