PECHS Junior Boys History Worksheet for Class7 (1st Term)
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Q.1 Fill in the blanks.1. In the 8th and 9th centuries scholars translated the writings of other and earlier civilizations into
Arab .2. Islamic cities of learning and culture wereSamarkand , Cordoba
and Cairo .3. Caliph Mamun built the famous university called House of Wisdom.4. Abu Yusuf al-Kindi is a scholar who is called the ‘the first Arabic philosopher’.5. Ibn Sina was an author of book called Canon of Medicine.6. In 13th century Mansuri Hospital in Cairo was one of the famous Hospital.7. Ibn al- Haytham showed that light is reflected from an object into the eye.8. The word algebra is from the Arabic word al-jebb .9. In 1029 world map was drawn by Al-Biruni .10. Astolabe is used to measure the height of the sun or a star above the horizon.11. Ash Sharif al-Idrisi was a famous Arab geographer and mapmaker.12. The distinctive style of Islamic building is the mosque with dome
and minaret .13. Bedouin Arabs had least interest in architecture .14. Islamic architects copied Greek and Roman styles from Byzantine Empire.15. Islamic buildings and artefacts were decorated with calligraphy .
Q.2 Match column A with column B. Write the correct answer in Column C.
Column A Column B Column C
Rhazes 980-1037 865-924
Abu Yusuf al Kindi Decimal Fraction Polymath
Ibn Sina 858-929 980-1037
Al-Uqlidisi 865-924 Decimal Fraction
Al Battani Polymath 858-929
Q.3Correct the following statements.1. Ibn Sina developed theories of light and vision and wrote a seven volume book called Kitab al
Manazir.Ibn al-Haytham developed theories of light and vision and wrote a seven volume book called Kitab al Manazir.
2. The Roman mathematicians developed a new system of numbers which included the zero.The Arab mathematicians developed a new system of numbers which included the zero.
3. The Euoropeans and Greeks dominated the trading routes of the Indian Ocean between 6 th and 16th century.The Arabs and Persians dominated the trading routes of the Indian Ocean between 6th and 16th century.