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Decorative Arts
Religious Practices
Government and Law
Emphasis on Education and Arabic Language
Islamic Architectural Styles
100
What did Muslims use in their art?
What is calligraphy and geometric patterns?
100
Mosques were used for....
What is worship?
100
What type of government did Muslims believe in
What is centralized government?
100
Muslims encouraged ____ and treasured ____
What is education; books
100
Who introduced new designs for houses?
Who is Al-Saheli
200
Muslims influenced the way
What is the people dressed
200
West Africans still prayed to
Who are their spirits of their ancestors?
200
What did West Africans adopt?
What is shari'ah or Islamic Law?
200
What was the most famous university and where was it built?
What is Sankore University; Timbuktu.
200
When did Mansa Musa eant to build more mosques?
When is after his pilgrimage to Makkah?
300
What was calligraphy used to
What is decorate their robes
300
Islam reached Ghana through
Who are Muslim traders and missionaries?
300
What type of punishments did the West Africans give?
What is the guilty paid the injured?
300
Muslims were expected to ____ the ____ and memorize parts of it.
What is read the Qur'an
300
West Africans build small shrines to
What is to honor the forces of nature
400
Geometric patterns were used for instead of
What is drawing pictures of animals and people.
400
The ____ of _____ did not convert to Islam.
Who is the king of Ghana
400
Why was customary law different from shari'ah?
What is laws were not written, but people accepted them
400
The basic course of learning included...
What is the Qur'an, Islamic studies, law, and literature.
400
Al-Saheli built ____ houses out of ____.
What is rectangular; brick and flat roofs.
500
How was the Arabic robe used and how was it designed
What is the outer layer; was wide, with long sleeves, and a long skirt.
500
West Africans celebrated Muslim religious festivals and stopped preserving their religious practices. T or F if false fix it
What is False - West Africans also preserved their religious practices
500
What was the head of the region called and what does that name mean?
What is sultan, amir, or emir -- meaning Commander of the Faithful?
500
Arabic became the language of
What is religion, learning, commerce, and government
500
Who built and what was it built of (one of the most famous mosques in West Africa)
Who is Al-Saheli and What is limestone?