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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow did Ghana profit from outsiders?Capturing slavesFinding gold minesTaxing tradeSelling fish
- 2. Multiple Choice
What brought Islam to West Africa?WarTradeEmporersCrusades - 3. Multiple ChoiceWho was Mansa Musa?First Emperor of SonghaiMoroccan Muslim TravelerGreatest Ruler of MaliGriot
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTaghaza in North Africa was known for its deposits of what substance?saltgoldironore
- 5. Multiple ChoiceGhana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.trans-saharansilk roadsub-saharaneuropean
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?SonghaiGhanaEgyptMali
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAfrican villages were made up ofmultiple familiesone extended familymany small townspeople only of the same religion
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWest African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:silver and diamondssilver and goldgold and ricegold and salt
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
- 10. Multiple Choice
Islam is the .....
2nd largest religion in the World
Largest religion in the World
2nd largest religion in Africa
- 11. Multiple Choice
What region of the World did Islam begin?
South Africa
East Asia
The Middle East
West Africa
East Africa
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat holy city are Muslims expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?MedinaMeccaJerusalemDamsacus
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIslam is a _______________ religion.pagancultmonotheisticpolytheistic
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho was the founder of Islam?MuhammadMosesMartin LutherJesus Christ
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhereas Christians believe in the Bible and Jesus, Muslims believe in the ___ and ____.Torah, MosesMandate, ConfuciusQuran, MuhammadUmayads, Saladin
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two holiest cities in Islam?Mecca and MedinaMecca and DamascusDamascus and JerusalemPetra and Medina
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat forms the basis of Islamic faith?Four Noble TruthsFive PillarsEightfold pathThree Wise Sayings
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Islamic house of worship called?churchmosquetemplesynagogue
- 19. Multiple ChoiceGhana, Mali, and Songhai all developed in which region of Africa?West AfricaEast AfricaNorth AfricaSouth Africa
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the center for the Songhai Empire?
Mecca
Timbuktu
Djenne
Gao
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he visited Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
Zakat (Almsgiving)
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Shahaadah (Faith)
Sawn (Fasting)
- 22. Multiple Choice
Why is Timbuktu such as important city in West Africa?
It was once the greatest trading city in sub-Saharan Africa
Timbuktu became an educational and religious city after Mansa Musa visited Mecca
Timbuktu was the capital of the Songhai Empire
Timbuktu was the capital of the Mali Empire
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