Critical Thinking Activity: Cultural Aspects of Islam
The Islamic world grew rapidly during the Middle Ages, spanning from India to the Atlantic Ocean by the eighth century. Complete the following table by selecting the correct statements about Islamic life during the Middle Ages. Check all that apply.
Life in the Islamic World
- Muslims built a number of impressive structures in Europe when parts of Europe were under Islamic rule.
- Muslim astronomers and mathematicians correctly believed that the earth was round.
- The poet Sadi wrote in both prose and verse, including many sonnet-like love poems.
- Much poetry was produced on the Arabian peninsula in the medieval era, and many early Muslim poets came from Persia.
- Islamic civilization became quite urban in the medieval ages, with Baghdad and later Cairo as two of the greatest cities in the known world.
- Islamic traditions based on the purported actions of Muhammad are known as the Hadith. They are not always directly linked to the Qur'an.
- Under Islamic law, all nonbelievers in a newly conquered region were not required to be executed immediately.