Rise of Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religion meaning Muslims believe in how many gods?
One - Monotheistic
What set of laws govern an Islamic state?
Sharia Laws
Mansa Musa
What North African traveled and wrote about Dar al-Islam?
Ibn Battuta
What sense did Islamic scholars try to figure out how it worked?
Eye sight
According to the Five Pillar of Islam, where did Muslims have to make hajj to?
Mecca
What was the name of Islamic missionaries?
Sufis
What language was a mix of Arabic and East African Bantu?
Swahili
What animal was used to cross the Sahara?
Camels
What job did Ibn Battuta claim to be, and eventually get appointed to?
Qadi - Islamic judge
What group of Muslims believe the next caliph should be a true follower of Islam?
Sunni
Mosques, libraries, and Universities
Mali was know for its agriculture that was made possible by what?
Advanced irrigation
What good did West Africans need that created the Trans-Saharan trade route?
Salt
Mansa Musa got his position because the previous Musa disappeared where?
Atlantic Ocean
What were women allowed to do in the early years of Islam?
Inherit property and Divorce
What was the tax that non-Muslims converted to Islam to avoid?
Jizya Tax
What North African kingdom was Christian but it's trade was controlled by the Islamic Caliphate?
Axum
What city flourished as a result of Islam and Trans-Saharan trade?
Timbuktu
Who created a 5-volume encyclopedia of medicine that guided doctors in Europe & the Middle East for 600 years to diagnose diseases.
Ibn Sina
Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina.
What caliphate conquered the Middle East, North Africa, and Southern Spain?
What battle stopped the spread of Islam into Europe?
What 3 goods were traded from Mali according to your notes?
Gold, agricultural products, slaves
What is the name of the guide you hired when crossing the Sahara who would go ahead to make sure the caravan had enough water to make it across?
A Takshif