Question

'Al Qanun' was written by ............

• A. Al Farabi
• B. Ibn Sina
• C. Al Razi
• D. Omar Khayyam

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Ibn Sina

Medieval China and the Arab world

• The Chinese invented the printing machine, gun powder, the mariner's compass (an instrument to find direction during navigation). The Europeans acquired knowledge about these from the Chinese. They were excellent in architecture too which is evident in the construction of 'pagodas', the Buddhist centres of worship.

• The significant contributions of the Arabs were in the fields of science and literature.

• 'Quitabul Hawi' written by Al Razi and 'Al Qanun' by Ibn Sina are works on medical science.

• 'Rubaiyat' of Omar Khayyam, 'Shahnama' written by Firdausi and the famous 'One Thousand and One Nights' (Arabian Nights) are literary contributions of the Arabs.

• The Arabs acquired knowledge on science and technology that originated in ancient India & propagated it in Europe. Eg: The concepts of zero and the decimal system.