Islam
Founder of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
This control allowed the kings of Ghana to acquire vast wealth which they used to develop the military power necessary to become an empire.
What is the regulation of the salt and gold trade?
Tribe that would conquer Gaul and establish their kingdom in the late 5th Century
Who are the Franks?
He asked all Christians to join a Crusade (military expedition) & fight the Muslims to take back these holy lands
Who was Pope Urban II?
Place monks lived and worked
What is a monastery?
Where Muhammad and his followers went after persecution in Mecca
What is Medina?
He established the kingdom of Mali in 1235.
Who is Sundiata?
Converted to Christianity during a battle after he believed his prayers were answered leading to his victory.
Who was Clovis?
Forgiveness for sins & access to Heaven; gain riches; support Church
What were the goals of the Crusaders?
A percentage of income or food paid to the church as a tax.
What is a tithe?
At dawn, noon, late afternoon, sunset and night
When are Muslims are required to pray?
The leader of Mali whose pilgrimage to Mecca brought world wide attention to the wealth of the nation
Who is Mansa Musa
Fought the Muslims in the Battle of Tours in 732, battle would be a victory over the Muslims and prevented Islam from moving into Central Europe
Who was Charles "the Hammer" Martel?
The only successful Crusade
What was the 1st Crusade?
The economic system of the European middle ages
What is the Manorial System?
Muslims that believe their leader should be a descendant of Muhammad
What are Shia Muslims?
Mali city that became a center for Islamic learning attracting scholars, doctors, and religious leaders
What is Timbuktu?
He became the greatest king of the Middle Ages by creating an organized Empire.
Who was Charlemagne?
Crusaders never fought Muslims but fought Byzantines; looted & burned Constantinople
What was the 4th Crusade?
The position of greatest political and religious power during the European middle ages
What is the Pope?
The month Muslims are required to fast from dawn to sunset
What is Ramadan?
The largest of the West African Empires. Its fall in 1591 ended a 1,000 year era of empires in West Africa.
What is Songhai?
A series of agreements between lords & knights in which lords offer land in exchange for loyalty & military protection from knights
What is Feudalism?
The members of the new middle class
Who were the merchants and bankers?
The father of Charlemagne
Who was Pepin the Short?