Golden age of Islamic civilization
Across
- 4. an artistic form of writing used in Islamic art and Quranic texts
- 6. a major city in Islamic Spain known for its grand mosque
- 8. the process of converting Greek and Roman texts into Arabic
- 9. a field of study where Muslim scientists created one of the earliest drugstores
- 11. the science of healing, advanced by Muslim doctors
- 15. Islamic building designs, often including domes and arches
- 16. a technique of making books, which Muslim scholars learned from the Chinese
Down
- 1. the study and writing of poetry and stories
- 2. places where books were kept and copied by scholars
- 3. learned individuals who preserved and expanded knowledge
- 5. capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of learning
- 7. a group of merchants traveling together for safety in the desert
- 8. the main economic activity that helped Islamic cities thrive
- 10. the branch of mathematics developed by Muslim scholars, including al-Khwarizmi
- 11. a tall tower from which the call to prayer is made
- 12. Sina, a famous Persian physician known for “The Canon of Medicine”
- 13. another name for Ibn Sina, a great medical scholar
- 14. the study of the universe, improved by Muslim scientists
- 17. the scientific study of stars and planets, advanced by Muslim scholars
- 18. a place of worship for Muslims