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Most traditional religions in Africa...
Which king worked hard to spread Islam?
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Which king worked hard to spread Islam?
Muhammad Ture
Mali Generals
Mansa Musa
Muhammad
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Most traditional religions in Africa...
were polytheistic
did not exist
were ignored
were monotheistic
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Unlike West Africa....
East Africa did not believe in trade.
East Africa saw Islam spread slowly.
East Africa stayed at war with one another.
East Africa had camels to help make trade possible.
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A group of people, called _______, could foretell the future.
griots
diviners
Songhai
caravans
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A society called _______ helped spread Islam in East Africa.
Battuta
Mekkah
Morrocco
Swahili
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Much of Africa's population, south of the Sahara, converted to which religion?
Christianity
Ashanti
Judaism
Islam
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In what ways did Mansa Musa show the people of Mekkah that he was the ruler of a great empire?
He stole the Qu'ran from Mekkah.
He met Muslim scholars and brought them back with him.
He brought a caravan of gold that he would give to the poor.
He moved the capital of Timbuktu to Mekkah.
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The traditional religion of Ghana was
Islam
Ashanti
Igbo
Yoruba
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_____________ took Islam to West Africa as they traded.
enslaved people
Swahili people
Berber and Arab merchants
Malians
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Religion...
could protect people and help them success in life
provided rules to live by
helped people remember history
all of the above
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Who is Ibn Battuta?
The leader of the group who left Ghana.
A man who tried to keep traditional religion in Africa.
An Arab lawyer from Morocco who went back with Mansa Musa.
The most famous ruler of Mali.
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Which of the following did Islam not impact?
laws and ideas
trade
art and architecture
language in schools
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In which ways did Mansa Musa work to spread Islam?
He built libraries in the capital, Timbuktu.
All of the above
He used his wealth to build mosques.
He journeyed to the Muslim holy city of Mekkah.
