End of unit test for Islam and Africa

Question 1

The Moors invaded Spain but through cultural diffusion, many new achievements in medicine, philosophy, math, and science emerged. These new findings and technology used in Spain were new ____________ that benefited the world.

Answer 1

Innovations

Question 2

What effect did invasions have on Mali?

Answer 2

Weekend malis hold on territory eventually leading to its collapse

Question 3

Timbuktu’s was known for what?

Answer 3

Education and culture

Question 4

Mansa Musa completed a ……… To Mecca in 1324 AD.This is one of the ……….The name of the pillar is ……

Answer 4

Mansa Musa completed a PILGRIMAGE to Mecca in 1324 AD. This is one of THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM. The name for this Pillar is hajj.

Question 5

Why did the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires come to an end?

Answer 5

They were all Conquered and overthrown by invaders from the north

Question 6

What natural resources influenced the development and were major trade items in Ghana?

Answer 6

Gold and Salt

Question 7

Which of the following was the main impact the Niger River had on Timbuktu?

Answer 7

Brought merchants to the area allowing Timbuktu to be a center for trade and culture

Question 8

Which land forms allowed cities, like Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula, to exist in the desert?

Answer 8

An Oasis

Question 9

What physical feature separated the Mali, Ghana, and Songhai civilizations from places like Egypt, Mesopotamia, and much of Northern Africa?

Answer 9

Sahara dessert

Question 10

Islam had spread to Timbuktu, Tambuktu,Tadmekkan and Mogadishu by what year?

Answer 10

1100AD

Question 11

what type of animal did traders in West and North Africa use for trade, why?

Answer 11

They used camels for more reliable and safer travel.

Question 12

How did Mansa Musa’s journey impact the economy of Egypt?

Answer 12

Mansa musa flooded the market with gold causing gold to lose its value.

Question 13

What was the economic impact of those who chose to practice Islam in Islamic territories?

Answer 13

Muslims had an economic advantage than non believers and had better prices and could access the banking systems.

Question 14

The development of iron tools impacted the agriculture of West Africa by…

Answer 14

Helping people clear more land to farm which made a surplus of food

Question 15

What process helped spread Islam?

Answer 15

Trade routes

Question 16

Which best summarizes the unique way leadership was passed West African villages?

Answer 16

By being related to the female leader.
[matrilineal]

Question 17

Which system of government was created when Sundiata took the title “Mansa”?

Answer 17

Theocracy

Question 18

Why was salt a profitable commodity for the people of West Africa and why?

Answer 18

Salt was needed to preserve food.

Question 19

According to the passage, how did Tenkamenin help Ghana reach the height of their greatness?

Answer 19

His focus on government and social structure

Question 20

Why did Shariah Law have such a strong influence on the everyday lives of Muslims?

Answer 20

Shariah law focused on reasons people do things everyday and whether they were justified.

Question 21

Why is the Battle of Tours of historical significance?

Answer 21

Stop of Islamic invasion in Europe

Question 22

which of the following languages spread across much of sub-Saharan Africa and helped unite that area?

Answer 22

Bantu

Question 23

How did the spread of Islam transform Arabic culture?

Answer 23

As Islam spread Arabic connected various people together

Question 24

What connected the indigenous (native to) African religions together?

Answer 24

Animism- What is this?
Animism is people who believe that natural items have spirits.

Question 25

Shortly after the Prophet Muhammad’s death, a debate among the Muslims arose about the leadership of Islam, eventually leading to the emergence of what two groups of Muslims?

Answer 25

Sunni And Shia Muslims