Unit 1
Which social class had the greatest amount of power in feudal Europe?
King, Queens
How many people in the world are Muslims?
1 out of 5 people
How did the builders of Djingareyber plan ahead to make the building easier to repair in future years?
They placed beams in the walls that could be used as scaffolding.
A major center of learning in West Africa was
Timbuktu
Which of the following is a major change that Muslim rulers adopted in West Africa?
They replaced the customary laws of West Africa with the shari'ah.
What specific powers did this class have?
Authority over the people below them.
Why did Muslims use rugs?
Used in prayer to have a clean spot to pray.
Which statement about Mansa Musa is true?
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca was an enormous and impressive undertaking.
The mosques that were built in West Africa
blended traditional religious art with Islamic architecture.
In West Africa, Muslims
took part in both Islam and their own traditional religious practices.
Which class of people made up the bulk of the class structure?
Peasants
What job did Muhammad have as an adult?
Merchant
The turbans worn by students at the University of Sankore symbolized wisdom, knowledge, excellent moral character, and
Divine light
Which statement about decorative arts is true?
West Africans adopted calligraphy and geometric patterns in their decorative arts.
How did Islam first reach Ghana?
through Muslim traders and missionaries
Define what Manorialism was.
Manorialism was an economic system structured around the feudal manor, or the lord's estate.
In 610 C.E., Muhammad went to a cave in the mountains to meditate. According to Islamic teachings, what happened while he was there?
The angel Gabriel visited Muhammad
Which statement about language is true?
Arabic allowed West African traders to communicate more easily.
At the University of Sankore, the highest degree a student could earn required
about ten years of study.
Why did Muslims set up schools for children in Timbuktu?
to teach them to interpret the Qur'an
Define what Feudalism was.
Feudalism was a decentralized, or loosely organized system of rule based on land ownership.
A caliph is a
Muslim ruler
After they became Muslim, West Africans preserved some of their old religious practices, such as
making sacrifices to the spirits of dead ancestors.
How did the spread of Islam help spread the Arabic language?
All of the above
How did the architect Al-Saheli change the look of houses in West Africa?
He built plain, rectangular houses out of brick with flat roofs.