Who is a person that accepts Islam as a way of life?
What is a Muslim
100
What did the North African Arabs want from the forest in West Africa?
What is Gold
100
How were women viewed in Africa at this time?
What is They were viewed as subordinate to men, but were also viewed as valuable for their work (in fields, as merchants, etc.) and in childbearing
100
Who made the grand pilgrimage to Mecca (the hajj)?
What is the Sufis, the ulama, and thousands of people, ranging from kings to peasants.
100
How many wives is it lawful for a Muslim man to have?
What are Four
200
Holiest city in Islam
What is Mecca
200
What two areas did the sand roads link together?
What are North Africa and Interior of West Africa
200
What region were the Kushites originally from?
What is the Nile River Valley
200
“Love of the world is the root of all evil.” Why does Muhammad say this?
What is because in Islamic culture, one is to create a brotherhood between his fellow Muslims, and not associate with those who are not.
200
How many pillars are there in the Islamic faith?
What are Five (sometimes considered 6)
300
What is the Islamic “struggle”?
What is the Jihad
300
What did Ibn Battuta bring back from his trip to Mali?
What are 600 female slaves
300
What was the basic set-up of an African town?
What is Began as a walled village and gradually grew into larger communities that were centers of government, markets, homes, and farms
300
“He is not strong and powerful who throweth people down; but he is strong who withholdeth himself from anger?” What kind of strength and power do you think he is talking about?
What is Muhammad is talking about strength and power of the mind. Whoever can restrain himself from anger withholds the highest power of all.
300
Muhammad is considered a prophet along with what other great prophets?
Who are Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
400
What is the record of what the prophet Muhammad said, did, and/or approved?
What is Hadith
400
What are at least two cities (out of 6) in North Africa that the Sand Roads went to?
What are Fez, Tunis, Tripoli, Ghat, Sijilmassa, or Marrakech
400
North Africa was lost in the 7th century resulting from what?
What is The rapid expansion of the Arabs and their Islamic faith
400
“No person hath drunk a better draught than that of anger which he hath swallowed for God’s sake.” What does he mean by this?
What is he means it is the greatest thing to do if a Muslim does his actions out of love for Allah.
400
What is the core message of the Islamic faith and the first pillar of Islam?
What is “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messanger”
500
What is a chapter of the Qur’an called?
What is a Surah
500
Besides trade, what were the incentives and resources of the sand roads used for?
What is the construction of new and larger political structures
500
What is King Ezana of the Axum Empire most famously known for?
What is Launching an invasion on and conquering the Kush people, therefore bringing the control of ivory trade to Axum
500
“The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.” Why do you think he thought this way?
What is because Muhammad and the Islamic Empire in general were very prominent in education and learning. They looked highly upon scholars because they contributed to society.