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b)Due to the leading to better technology ,colonial expansion began . c)The Mongol destroyed most libraries and manuscripts . d)The Muslim empire in Spain came to end by the end of the 14th century . 4)Answer the following questions according to the text . a)In what way did the Mongol invasion decline the Islamic civilization ? b)Why was Ibn Taymiyyah imprisoned ? c)Was colonialism necessary for the Europeans ? Explain . d)In which paragraph is it mentioned that Europe knew the age of reason ? 5)Who / what do the underlined words refer to in the text ?
3)Connect each pair of sentences with one of the words given . Make changes where necessary . a)The Islamic civilization declined . The west rose . (because of) b)Islamic societies became weak . The colonialism started . (unless) 4)Classify the words according to their stressed syllables . a)impetus b)stability c)Islamic d)believe 5)Reorder the following sentences to make a coherent passage . a)The European colonization of the Muslim lands started in mid 18th century . b)The advent of the wider use of gun powder gave impetus to the expansion of the new Muslim powers. c)By the beginning of 18th century these great empires were spent and in decline . d)They had quite liberal and tolerant rulers ushering an era of conquest, expansion and great civilizations .
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1) a)accomplished 2) Noun Popularity Stability Knowledge civilization b)retribution c)decline d)ascendance (2pts) (2pts) Verb Adjective Populariz /se Popular Stabiliz /se Stable Know Knowledgeable Civiliz / se Civilized / sed
3) a)Because of the decline of the Islamic civilization, the west rose . (0,5) b)Unless Islamic societies became weak, the colonialism didnt start . (0,5) 4) impetus - stability - Islamic - believe (1pt) 5) 1(b) 2(d) 3(c) 4(a) (2pts)