Question 1 The Astrolabe was used by both the West and Islam.  Is a device with an inherent flaw: It was operable only during the night Is a unique invention of the Islamic world Was considered by Westerners to be too heavy for most applications

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The Astrolabe was used by both the West and Islam. 

Is a device with an inherent flaw: It was operable only during the night

Is a unique invention of the Islamic world

Was considered by Westerners to be too heavy for most applications

Group of answer choices:
 
a- Was used by both the West and Islam.
b- Is a unique invention of Islamic culture
c- Is a device with an inherent flaw: It was operable only during the night
d- Was considered by Westerners to be too heavy for most applications
 
Question 2 

The Mosque at Cordoba is notable for the following: 

It is made entirely of rock crystal

Was significantly damaged in the Spanish Civil War

Featured a unique "Double Arch" support system, in the interior

Was often flooded by catastrophic rainstorms

 

Group of answer choices
 
a- Featured a unique "Double Arch" support system, in the interior
b- Was often flooded by catastrophic rainstorms
c- It is made entirely of rock crystal
d- Was significantly damaged in the Spanish Civil War
 
Question 3

The Prophet's House ...

Was destroyed in the Hegira, in 622 CE

Is the source for several stories by British writer, Rudyard Kipling

Is unique in Islamic architecture, as it does not feature a qiblah

Is the source for virtually all subsequent mosques

Group of answer choices
 
a- Is the source for virtually all subsequent mosques
b- Is the source for several stories by British writer, Rudyard Kipling.
c- Is unique in Islamic architecture, as it does not feature a qiblah
d- Was destroyed in the Hegira, in 622 CE
 
Question 4

Rock Crystal was ...

A traditional confection, starting in 7th century and becoming an international treat consumed to this day in the Islamic World

A prized artistic medium that demanded a high degree of skill

Derived from techniques in the West that were later introduced to Islam

Was promoted by the Prophet as a healthful medicinal

 

Group of answer choices
 
a-A prized artistic medium that demanded a high degree of skill
b- A traditional confection, starting in 7th century and becoming an international treat consumed to this day in the Islamic World
c- Was promoted by the Prophet as a healthful medicinal
d-Derived from techniques in the West that were later introduced to Islam
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