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Islam and West African Empires
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Arabian Peninsula ? | A dessert with limited of water |
| Most people live a ___ or a __ life ? | nomadic or sedentary life |
| When was Muhammad born ? | He was born in 570 CE |
| When he was in a cave who came to speak to him? | A angel came and spoke with him |
| What was the holy book of Islam ? | The holy book was the Qur'an |
| Why did Arabs not like his preaching? | Because they were polytheistic? |
| Who brings Islams to Mecca? | Muhammad |
| How many times did Islams pray? | 5 times a day facing Mecca |
| What were the 5 pillars of Muslims? | The basic belief of muslims |
| What areas did the muslims conquer? | They conquered the Middle East, Persia, The Arabian Peninsula, and Northern Africa |
| The symbol for Islam? | A cresent and star |
| When did he began to hear a message from god? | He heard a message from god in 613 CE |
| What were the five pillars of Islam? | Faith,Prayer,Hajj, Fasting, and Alms |
| What follows the death of Muhammad? | The two denomination Shiite and Sunni |
| Why would Islam continue to spread? | It would spread due to trade,convert, and conquell |
| Where did nomadic traders live? | They lived in Th Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century |
| What were the five pillars meaning? | Faith - belief in one god. Prayer- praying five times a day. Hajj- face Mecca at least once in a life time. Fasting- during Ramadan Alms- giving to charity. |
| What were the Islam guide lines? | - how to prepare for worship. - what they should not eat or drink. - how to interact with people. |
| What was the Islamic law? | - no separation of church and state. - outlines and rewards for good behavior. |
| What were some facts of Islam? | - Muhammad was the founder in Islam in 613. - They were in Mecca. - They read from the holy bible the Qur'an . - There basic beliefs were the five pillars of Islam. - There symbol was the cresent and the star. |
| What were the West African kingdoms? | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai |
| Where were these kingdoms located? | They were located in west Africa south of the Sahara dessert and near the Niger river. |
| When did the three kingdoms dominated? | They dominated from 500 - 1600 CE |
| What did they trade? | They traded salt,gold,ivory,glass,copper,slaves,and ceramics |
| What was important to the economy? | The trade of salt was important to the economy |
| Why was salt so important? | It was important because it help keep food from spoiling or going bad |
| How did trade work? | They taxed it and imported it and exported it |
| What made the kingdoms wealthy? | The Sahara made the kingdom wealthy |
| What brought Islam to West Africa? | The Muslims brought Islam to West Africa |
| What connected West Africa to Islam? | The Sahara dessert did |
| How will Islam influence the west? | - Government - Architecture - Education |
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