Education and the exact sciences
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
List 5 subjects taught in Timurid madrasas and their modern names.
Falakiyot — astronomy; riyozat — mathematics; handasa — geometry; fiqh — law; mantiq — logic.
2
Write a 4-sentence text on Ulugh Beg’s madrasa and observatory.
Mention the madrasa 1420, observatory 1424–1429, the scholars and the tables.
3
Explain the meaning of “zij” and its practical use.
An astronomical table; to find positions of stars and planets, time and direction.
4
Write about the connection between a library and a madrasa.
Students used books; the library was a source of knowledge.
5
Which subject in your school today matches a subject of the Timurid madrasa?
Example: mathematics — riyozat; history — history; literature — literature.