terms 2

Question 1

Caliph

Answer 1

the successor to muhammad head of islamic community

Question 2

sunni

Answer 2

followers of the interpretation withhin islam included the umayyards

Question 3

shi’a

Answer 3

followers of ali’s interpretation

Question 4

Allah

Answer 4

islamic term for god

Question 5

Ramadan

Answer 5

the ninth month of the islamic year that requires daily fasting

Question 6

saladin

Answer 6

12th century muslim ruler reconquered most of the crusader kingdom

Question 7

sufis

Answer 7

islamic mystic spread islam to many afro asian regions

Question 8

sultan

Answer 8

means victorious came to designate muslim ruler

Question 9

mali

Answer 9

state of the malinke people centered between senegal and nigeran rivers

Question 10

Axum

Answer 10

develop in the Ethiopian highlands and traded with india and the Mediterranean areas to gain greek and arabian cultural influences

Question 11

Songhay

Answer 11

successor state to mali dominated middle reaches of the niger vally

Question 12

hausa

Answer 12

people of northern nigeria who formed states after songhay, combining muslim and pagan traditions

Question 13

great zimbabwe

Answer 13

with massive stone building and walls incorporates the greatest early buildings in sub-Saharan africa