CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: an institution central to preservation and circulation of knowledge?
A. Dome
B. Library
C. Observatory
D. Muqarnas
Correct Answer: B
The description refers to Library.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a technology whose spread in the Muslim world supported books, administration and scholarship?
A. Minbar
B. Algebra
C. Bayt al-Hikmah
D. Paper-making
Correct Answer: D
The description refers to Paper-making.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: the language of the Qur'an and a major language of scholarship in classical Islamic civilization?
A. Bayt al-Hikmah
B. Hijri Calendar
C. Arabic
D. Tolerance
Correct Answer: C
The description refers to Arabic.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: the lunar calendar whose era begins with the Hijrah?
A. Hijri Calendar
B. Tolerance
C. Ilm
D. Human Dignity
Correct Answer: A
The description refers to Hijri Calendar.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: the direction toward the Ka'bah in Makkah?
A. Astrolabe
B. Qiblah
C. Social Justice
D. Ummah
Correct Answer: B
The description refers to Qiblah.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a major architectural feature of many mosques and public buildings?
A. Historiography
B. Human Dignity
C. Dome
D. Qiblah
Correct Answer: C
The description refers to Dome.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: stalactite-like architectural ornament used in Islamic buildings?
A. Muqarnas
B. Pharmacy
C. Observatory
D. Bayt al-Hikmah
Correct Answer: A
The description refers to Muqarnas.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: the use of repeated mathematical patterns in Islamic decoration?
A. Dome
B. Astronomy
C. Geometric Art
D. Shura
Correct Answer: C
The description refers to Geometric Art.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a decorative style using flowing geometric and vegetal patterns?
A. Arabesque
B. Water Engineering
C. Baghdad
D. Ilm
Correct Answer: A
The description refers to Arabesque.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a major decorative art form in Islamic visual culture?
A. Public Baths
B. Astrolabe
C. Calligraphy
D. Mihrab
Correct Answer: C
The description refers to Calligraphy.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: the pulpit from which the Friday sermon is delivered?
A. Medicine
B. Pharmacy
C. Minbar
D. Dome
Correct Answer: C
The description refers to Minbar.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a niche in a mosque indicating the direction of prayer?
A. Arabic
B. Public Baths
C. Mihrab
D. Arabesque
Correct Answer: C
The description refers to Mihrab.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a tower associated with a mosque?
A. Dome
B. Knowledge Transmission
C. Minaret
D. Historiography
Correct Answer: C
The description refers to Minaret.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a marketplace or commercial quarter?
A. Adl
B. Souq
C. Human Dignity
D. Tolerance
Correct Answer: B
The description refers to Souq.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a roadside inn supporting travelers and trade caravans?
A. Spirituality
B. Caravanserai
C. Minaret
D. Social Justice
Correct Answer: B
The description refers to Caravanserai.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a hospital in the medieval Islamic world?
A. Minbar
B. Rule of Law
C. Bimaristan
D. Caravanserai
Correct Answer: C
The description refers to Bimaristan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a traditional elementary school for basic literacy and Qur'anic learning?
A. Public Baths
B. Geography
C. Spirituality
D. Kuttab
Correct Answer: D
The description refers to Kuttab.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: an institution of formal learning?
A. Minbar
B. Madrasa
C. Urbanization
D. Ummah
Correct Answer: B
The description refers to Madrasa.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: the historical name commonly used for Muslim-ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula?
A. Al-Andalus
B. Souq
C. Geography
D. Qiblah
Correct Answer: A
The description refers to Al-Andalus.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Islamiat (Isl)
Islamic Civilization & Culture
Which term from Islamic civilization best matches this description: a major intellectual and cultural center of Muslim Spain?
A. Calligraphy
B. Cordoba
C. Observatory
D. Kuttab
Correct Answer: B
The description refers to Cordoba.