Islam and Africa
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| Who do Muslims believe is the last and greatest of the prophets? | Muhammad
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| What is one word that can describe Muslim trade routes? | extensive
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| What was the split between Shi'a and Sunni Muslims about? | Who would be caliph
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| What were some mathematical achievements of Islamic culture? | Indo-Arabic numerals, algebra
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| What were some technological achievements of Islamic culture? | astrolabe, quadrant
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| The most important requirements for practicing Islam are called the... | Five Pillars
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| What Islamic sect believes only descendants of Fatima and her husband Ali can be religious leaders? | Shi'a
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| What Islamic sect believes any pious Muslim man can be a religious leader? | Sunni
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| What 4 things are characteristic of Islamic art? | no human images, calligraphy, geometric designs, arabesques (designs based on nature)
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| When the Ottomans conquered this city, it gave them a trading center & cultural and governmental capital city.. | Constantinople (Istanbul)
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| How did Shah Abbas the Great strengthen the Safavid Empire? | By tolerating non-Muslims & encouraging their economic contributions.
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| This Ottoman ruler used a grand vizier and a council to help him govern the Ottoman Empire. | Suleiman the Magnificent
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| Muslim caliphates impacted Africa by helping them establish a ____ to India and China. | trade network
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| Who brought Islam and the Arabic language to Africa? | Muslim traders
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| In what 2 ways did Africans preserve their history? | through griots & epic stories
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| What was the most likely cause of the Bantu migrations? | a sudden change in climate
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| Why did Bantu speakers migrate south instead of north? | the Sahara Desert was blocking them
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| What 2 products dominted trade across the Sahara Desert? | gold and salt
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| Swahili is a mixture of what 2 languages? | Arabic and Bantu
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| How did the rulers of Ghana grow rich? | They taxed the goods that traders carried through their territory.
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| In most medieval African societies, what defining factor played the greatest role in promoting meaningful social identity? | family lineage
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| These animals revolutionized trade across the Sahara Desert because they could carry heavy loads & travel miles without water. | camels
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| This ruler of Mali expanded the kingdom's borders & created ties with other Muslim lands. | Mansa Musa
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| What 2 things may have caused the decline of Great Zimbabwe? | civil war & dwindling trade
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| What evidence suggests that Great Zimbabwe was a great commercial center? | Beads from India and porcelain from China have been found around the ruins.
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| If an African village was part of a larger kingdom, they had to obey decisions made in a ________. | distant court
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| The holy book of Islam is the ____. | Quran
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| A West African storyteller is called a ... | griot
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| The Muslim place of worship is called a ____. | Mosque
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| This is the root language of west Africa on which some early African migration patterns are based. | Bantu
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| The Arabic name for the pilgrimage all Muslims are expected to take once in their lifetime. | Hajj
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| The most sacred temple of Islam is the ... | Kaaba
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| This city is the birthplace of Muhammad; most holy city for Muslims. | Mecca
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| The body of law based on teh Quran is called _____ law. | Sharia
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