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African Kingdoms I
African Kingdoms II
Islamic Empire I
Islamic Empire II
Innovations & Contributions
100

The Kingdom Ghana was eventually conquered by, and absorbed into, the Kingdom of 

What is Mali.
100

This was the religion of Axum before it was conquered.

What is Christianity


100
Prophet _____ was born in approx 570 CE. 

Who is Muhammad?

100

This is the term for people who practice Islam.

What is Muslim?


100

These higher places of learning were abundant in the Islamic Empire.

What are universities?

200

This Kingdom conquered Mali

What is Songhai

200

Widely considered to be the richest man in the world.

Who was Mansa Musa?

200
This is the holy book of Islam.

What is the Qur'an?

200

This is the holy text of Islam and the name for a location of Islamic worship.

What is the Qur'an and a mosque

200

An early hospital in this location became the model for future hospitals.

Where is damascus?

300

This physical geographic feature was an important source of water to all 3 African Kingdoms.

What was the Niger River

300

This African Kingdom is located southeast of this river, in modern day Ethiopia (2 answers).

What is Axum and the Nile

300

 An early Muslim ruler.

What is Caliph?
300

This is the city where the Prophet Muhammad was born, and this is the city where the Prophet Muhammad died.

What is Mecca and Medina?

300

Known as the father of algebra

Who is al-Khwarizmi

400

The West African Kingdoms traded this material that they received from the Sahara desert and this material that they received from the Savannah Grasslands.

What are salt and gold

400

This ruler from Songhai captured Timbuktu.

Who was Sunni Ali

400

The two main sects of Islam.

What are Shi'a & Sunni?


400
Prophet Muhammad first introduced Islam here from 622 CE to 632 CE. 
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
400

This shrine is considered the most sacred in Islam.

What is the Kaaba?

500

This West African city became the center of trade.

What is Timbuktu 

500

These two rivers were prominent in Southern Africa in this Kingdom (3 answers) 

What are the Zambizi and Limpopo rivers in Zimbabwe
500

After the death of Muhammad, _________ (Muhammad’s father in law), was chosen to become the first caliph.

Who is Abu Bakr?

500

This battle between these two groups lead to the spread of this religion in Western Europe. 

What is the Battle of Tours, who are the Franks & the Muslims, and what is Christianity

500

These are characteristics of Islamic mosaics that differed from Byzantine mosaics.

What are repeating geometric patterns