Wednesday Islamic Golden Age Quiz

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Answer these questions to test your knowledge from this term.

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Question 1- The Hagia Sophia is located in Istanbul, Turkey but what is it? *

A. A town

B. A library

C. A cathedral

D. A piece of artwork

Question 2- Al-Zahrawi was a physician, surgeon and chemist. He wrote an encyclopaedia which was used in universities for nearly 500 years. What was his encyclopaedia about? *

A. Surgery

B. Medicine

C. Disease

D. All of the above

Question 3- Below is a picture of the Hagia Sophia. What is the arrow pointing to? *

A. Central dome

B. Turret

C. Gallery

D. Pendentive

Question 4- In Islamic cathedrals, what does the dome symbolise? *

A. Love and devotion

B. Patience and resilience

C. Power and royalty

D. Beauty and splendour

Question 5- What is the role of mosaics? *

A. To inspire action and encourage people to help

B. To tell stories so people can be remembered

C. To help people relax and feel peaceful

D. To provide diagrams in encyclopaedias

Question 6- Why did Leo III destroy all the pictures, mosaics and icons in the churches? *

A. He did not like art and thought that the mosaics were ruining the atmosphere of the church

B. Superstitions arose about the mosaics and people came to make wishes and pray in front of them

C. Leo fell out with Constantine V and wanted to teach him a lesson

D. Leo prayed to God and was convinced that destroying the mosaics was the right thing to do

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