Islam
Who do Muslims consider the final prophet?
Muhammad
Who was the Islamic traveler that visited the African Kingdoms, Swahili City-States, India, and China?
Ibn Battuta
What geographic feature did the Trans-Saharan trade route run through?
Sahara Desert
Center for Islamic learning in Western Africa.
Timbuktu
Why were the mongols so successful in military tactics?
Composite Bow
Raised on horseback
Siege technology
false retreats
ferocity and fear tactics
Why was Muhammad kicked out of Mecca?
His teachings were a threat to polytheistic views of the region
Islamic Scholar that wrote the Canon of Medicine.
Ibn Sina
How many trade routes intersected in Islamic Empires?
4
What were the two main trade items in Western Africa?
Gold and Salt
Leader who controlled the Yuan Dynasty.
Kublai Khan
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam
1. One God--Allah
2. Pray 5 Times a Day
3. Alms (give to the poor)
4. Fast during Ramadan
5. Hajj
Alegbra, Arab dhow, lateen sail
What language did the Islamic empires encourage people to learn in order to read the Quran?
Arabic
Which Mongol Khanate destroyed Baghdad and ended the Abbasid empire?
Il-Khanate
How did Marco Polo's adventures/writings impact Europe?
It sparked their interest to increase trade with the Mongols.
What did the Sunni and Shia sects of Islam disagree upon originally?
Who should lead after the death of Muhammad
Founder of the Mali Empire.
Sundiata
What animal was domesticated in order to trade through the Trans-Saharan trade route?
Camel
Founder of the Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan
What major islamic city in the Middle East did the Mongols sack?
Baghdad
What was the main reason for the spread of technology and information in the Islamic empires?
Trade routes like the silk road and indian ocean trade routes
Mansa Musa
What language became the "trade language" and was a combination of Arabic and Bantu?
Swahili
What type of lifestyle did the Mongols have prior to uniting?
Nomadic
Why were the Mongols so importance to the revitalization of silk road trade?
They protected the trade routes which allowed goods, ideas, wealth, etc to flow like never before.