vocabulary
sacred text of Islam, teaches that god is all-powerful and compassionate
QURAN
what script, or alphabetic system of characters, is used to produce writing in this East African language
ibn battuta
most famous leader of Mal empire promoted islam, created well organized gov (bureaucracy)
MANSA MUSA
Baghdad
capital city of present day Iraq/ capital city of muslim empire during islamic golden age
what were the five pillars
shahada
salah
Sawm
zakat
hajj
pilgrimage to Mecca (of of the 5 pillars)
HAJJ
what weather feature of the Indian Ocean is mentioned in the textbook as being able to provide trade opportunities to the people of east africa
monsoon winds
Arab man whom muslims ho or as the prophet of islam
Muhammad
Mecca
most religious place in islam - located in southwest Asia
is the Quran good with women right
yes it is
a body of law that includes interpretation of the Quran, examples of behavior from Muhammads lif, and muslim traditions
SHARIA
list 4 ethnic groups that traded with Africans in the great center of trade
1. greeks 2. Egyptians 3. arabic 4. jews
shia
shiites and sunni
trading center on the most powerful ancient kingdom in northern present day Ethiopia
Axum
was the emergence of islam in arabia due to the development of the islamic caliphates
yes
muslim ruler
sultan
2 languages in east africa
bantu / arabic
umyadd
sunni dynasty of caliphs ruled from 661-750
located in present day Sudan
NUBIA
in which African country did the French establish a fort
senegal
islam discouraged artists from incorporating images of life, as a result beautiful handwriting was used frequently. most were messages from the Quran
calligraphy
what was the relationship like for local African rulers
peaceful
abbasid
dynasty that ruled in Baghdad 720-1258
istanbul
capital of the Ottoman Empire , formerly called Constantinople
what was the language that was spoken by the ancient people of the East African kingdom of Axum,
geeez