Islam Origins
An ancient temple that housed statues of pagan gods
What is Kaaba?
Muhammad's father in law
Who is Abu Bakr?
What is social mobility?
Grassy plains
Valuable product
What is a commodity?
The name of Muhammad's journey to Yathrib
A powerful Meccan clan set up after the death of Ali.
What is the Umayyad?
Wrote the Shah Namah
Who is Firdawsi?
The root language of West African people
What is Bantu?
First kingdom located on the V of the Niger River
What is Ghana?
To make the hajj
What is the fifth pillar?
Dynasty; Lasted until 1258
What is the Abbasid?
The art of beautiful handwriting
What is calligraphy?
Nubian king who conquered Egypt in 730 B.C.
Who is Piankhi?
The greatest Mali ruler
Who is Mansa Musa?
Interpretation of the Quran
What is the Sharia?
The second Abbasid caliph
Who is Ibn Khaldun?
Nubian rulers moved their capitals from Neroe to
What is Meroe?
Kingdom whose capital is Gao
States that women should dress modestly
What is the Quran?
These group of people migrated into the Middle East in the 900s.
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
Who is al-Khwarizmi?
Soldier for the Roman army who later became a Roman Emperor
Who is Septimius Severus?
Hausa ruler. Was a woman. Conquered Kano