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Ch 8 Muslims/Africa Flashcards

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Muskims believe that the Kabaa will

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Take away their sins

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What was Muhammad known as

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“The final prophet”

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Islam meaning

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Submission

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Muslim meaning

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“One who submits”

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Muslim religion is based on

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Works

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Muslim worship center

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Mosque

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Muslim holy day

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Friday

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What are the 5 pillars of Islam

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Profession of faith
Daily prayer
Giving alms
Ramadan
Haij
(Jihad)
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What is the profession of faith

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Saying the creed

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Where does daily prayer take place

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Facing Mecca

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What does it mean to give alms

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2.5% income to the poor

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12
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What is Ramadan for

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Recognizing Muhammed getting scriptures

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What is the Haij

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A religious journey

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What is Jihad

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Personal struggle, kill infediles

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What is Abu Barker

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A successor

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Who is Ali

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Abu’s cousin

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What lands did Abu take over

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Syria, holy land, and Persia

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Sunni

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Peaceful, 90% of Muslims, led by Abu bakr

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Shiites

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Terrorists,10% of Muslims, led by Ali

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Umayyad family

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Political and religious Sunnis

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Umayyad expanded..

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Arab to India and Spain

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Battle of tours

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French vs Muslim

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What happened when the Byzantines controlled Muslim empires

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Religion spread, slave trade develops, new trade routes

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What did the ottomans do

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Converted to Islam and captured constiantinople (Istanbul)

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What did Suleiman do

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Modernize military, expand empire

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Shah

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King

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What increased trade

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Camels

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How did the Bantu migrations benefit Africa

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It gave a language variety and merged with existing cultures

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Nubia aka

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Kush

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Nubia was controlled by

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Egypt

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Where is Nubia located

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Southern Nile (today’s Sudan)

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What religions took place in Africa

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Christianity, Judaism, Islam

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Surplus results in

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Increased trade

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West African kingdoms

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Ghana, Mali, Songhai

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Ghana controlled

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Gold salt trade(taxing)

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Highlights of Islam

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  • Arabic language
  • business methods
  • traders
  • emphasis on edu
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Mali

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Founder:sundiata

Controlled gold routes

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Mali greatest King

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Mansa munsa

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What did Mansa munsa do

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Expand empire, hajj, built Timbuktu

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Songhai kingdom capital

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Gao, largest of the three kingdoms

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Ethiopia

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Maintained independence and was unified by Christianity

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Who unified Ethiopia

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King lalibela

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Why did city states develop

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Trade

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Ibn Battuta

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Muslim traveler, kept diaries

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Four common elements of communities

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Family
Gov
Religion
Art

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Children were the

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Link to the future

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Power was shared through

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Consensus

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Various religions believed

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Supreme creator, ancestor worship, earth filled with spirits

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Griots

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Storytellers

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