West Africa
Mali's rise to power happened first under this great West African ruler.
Who was Sundiata?
This is a month long fasting from sun up to sun down that all practicing Muslims do.
What is Ramadan? Another pillar of Islam.
He is the founder of the Islamic religion.
Who was Muhammad?
This stripe of land separates the desert from wetter areas.
What is sahel?
This is the name for a market in the Arabian Peninsula.
What is a bazaar?
This was Mali's most famous and rich ruler.
Who was Mansa Musa?
THese are the five pillars of Islam.
What is the statement of faith, hajj, ramadan, donation (zakat), and prayer 5 times a day?
He is said to be the final prophet of god or Allah, according to Muslims.
Who was Muhammed?
This is an open grassland with scattered trees.
What is savannah?
This is a group of traders traveling together across the desert called?
What is a caravan?
Because Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim, he took many people on this long Muslim journey to Mecca.
What is a hajj?
This is the direction that all Muslims must face when they pray.
What is toward the city of Mecca? (Their prayer rugs often have compasses built into them so they can find the right direction.)
This saying: "There is no god but god and Muhammad is his prophet"
What is the main prayer of all Muslims? It is the first pillar of Islam and their main statement of faith.
These are moist densely wooded areas.
What are rain forests?
This is a wet fertile area in the desert.
What is an oasis?
These were the two most valuable resources in the empire of Ghana.
What were gold and salt?
This book includes not only prayers but also explains how Muslims should lead their life. It's full of Islamic Laws.
What is the Qu'ran?
This is the required number of times per day that a Muslim must pray toward Mecca.
What is 5 times per day?
This belief holds that bodies of water, animals, trees and other natural objects have spirits.
What is animism?
When a people are settled down in one area we call them this. (It's the opposite of nomadic.)
What is sedentary?
This is when a history is spoken and records of the past events are recorded through song and spoken language only.
What is the oral tradition?
This refers to the way Muhammad lived which provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims.
What is the Sunnah?
This is the zakat.
What is a donation to help those in need. It is another pillar of the 5 pillars of Islam.
This substance is too soft to make weapons but it is perfect for jewelry or coins and is very abundant in Africa.
What is gold?
These hills of sand shaped by the wind can be seen all across the Arabian Peninsula.
What are sand dunes?
These were West African storytellers.
What were griots?
This refers to the struggle or effort that people go through in order to obey god and Islamic ways.
What is jihad?
Muslims are not allowed to drink this.
What is alcohol?
These north African people used their knowledge of the desert to lead caravans.
Who were the Berbers?
This is the holy book of Islam.
What is the Qu'ran?