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The holy book of the Islamic faith is _____.
Qu'ran
Abraham is an important figure in what religions?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What was the language of the trade during the Middle Ages?
Arabic
Most Muslims today are _______.
Sunni.
What religion did Mansa Musa follow? Give one example of how he tried to spread this religion.
Islam
Built mosques across West and North Africa & turned Timbuktu into a learning center
What two empires did the Safavids lie between?
Ottomans and Mughals
List one thing Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have in common.
Many answers
What technology allowed for kingdoms like Ghana and Mali to rise to wealth and power?
Iron tools
List an achievement of the Islamic Empire.
Math, Science, Trade, Iron tools
Why did the Sunni and Shia Muslims cause a schism in Islam?
They disagreed on who the next caliph should be.
List four items traded in the Islamic Empire.
Ivory, silk, spices, gold, salt, iron, slaves, camels, horses, carpets, jade
Define caliph.
A caliph were rulers after Muhammad's death who expanded the Muslim empire and spread the faith of Islam.
Who led the Safavid Empire during its golden age?
Shah Abbas I
List two goods that were traded in Africa.
Ivory, gold, salt
King Sundiata was a king of the Kingdom of ____.
Mali
____ is a mix of Arabic and Bantu languages.
Swahili
What group held the primary trade link between Europe, Africa, India, and China?
Arab/Muslim Merchants
Taking a piligramage to the city of _____, is part of the 5 pillars of Islam.
Mecca
List the CORRECT order for the Kingdoms of Africa.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
What type of clans settled in the parts of Asia and North Africa that would ultimately become the Ottoman Empire?
Turkic clans
What was one of the most important conquests in history?
Fall of Constantinople
Who were the early societies of North Africa influenced by? (there are two answers)
Greece and Rome
What was responsible for spreading the Islamic faith across Africa, Asia, and Europe?
Trade routes
Shia wanted...
Sunni wanted...
Shia - Leader should be related to Muhammad
Sunni - Leader should be a good and fit leader. Someone who fit the job.
What is the name of the trade route between West Africa and North Africa?
Trans-Saharan Trade Route