Unit 2 Rise of Islam and Early Africa

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Reincarnation

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Rebirth

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Muhammad

Answer 1

The prophet of Muslims who Allah revealed himself to

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Indigenous religions

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Local religions tied to ethnic groups, close relationship with nature, oral stories, animism

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Arab empire

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Nomadic people organized into tribes abundance of trade, growth of Islam

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Umayyad Dynasty

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Major expansion

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Abbasid Dynasty

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Growth of learning, science, culture

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Fatmid Dynasty

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Hired mercenaries - Seljuk Turks, sultans emerged

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Seljuk Turks

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strong army of hired soldiers, converted to Islam

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Mongols

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Destructive conquests across Asia, largest empire in history

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Kush

Answer 10

heavy Egyptian influence, polytheistic

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Axum

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trade route between India and Mediterranean, monphysite christianity

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Bantu

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language with dialects, iron-smelting and crop-farming techniques, age sets

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Zimbabwe

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wealthiest and most powerful state in region, impressive stone ruins, civil war tore apart kingdom

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Ghana

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Abundance of gold, center of trade, strong rulers, Islamic

Question 15

Mali

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Mansa Musa was richest and most powerful king, Sundiata Keita was founder

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Songhai

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Sunni Ali’s conquests gave control of trading empire, Asika Muhammad, internal problems due to massive empire

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Theocracy

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religious government

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Allah

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supreme God of Muslims

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Five Pillars of Islam

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Belief, Faith, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage

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Branches of Islam

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Sunni and Shia

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Hajj

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Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, a holy city

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Mansa Musa

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devout Muslim, rich and powerful Mali king, pilgrimage, increased size, strong govt, formed provinces

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What was spread by the Bantu people?

Answer 23

iron-smelting, crop-farming, language

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Who built stone fortresses?

Answer 24

Zimbabwe

Question 25

Height of Islamic learning?

Answer 25

Abbasid Dynasty