What was one significant aspect of Muslim domination of North African cities in the 690s?

Muslims made Arabic the region’s dominant language.

How did local East African rulers deal with Arab and Persian merchants in the 600s?

They protected Muslim communities.

Why do Muslims consider the Quran sacred?

It is the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.

Which geographic feature encouraged expansion of civilization in North Africa?

rich land on the Mediterranean coast

Which statement describes the expansion of Islam under the Umayyads?

Islam expanded west through North Africa as far as Spain.

Which of the following statements is true of the religion of Islam?

Men and women are equal spiritually under Islam.

Declaration of faith and praying 5 times a day are examples of what significant aspect of Islam

the fundamental duties comprising the Pillars of Islam

Why is Spain a good example of how most conquered people were treated under the Umayyads?

Jews and Christians there coexisted peacefully with Muslims

What caused the West African kingdom of Ghana to grow wealthy and powerful?

control of the gold-salt trade routes

What purpose did African griots serve?

orally preserved history and folk tales

Which tradition, common among African peoples, primed them to accept Christianity and Islam?

faith in one supreme but unknowable god

Which statement is true about the ancient capital city of Axum before A.D. 600?

Axum was multicultural with both Christians and Jews

How is the Swahili language and East Africa’s proximity to the coast significant to culture?

Swahili blends aspects of Bantu with Arabic.

How did the Ottomans most benefit from the expelled Spanish Jews in their empire?

They knew about technology and had financial connections

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1
What was one significant aspect of Muslim domination of North African cities in the 690s?
Muslims made Arabic the region’s dominant language.
Muslims banished outsiders
Muslims created a cultural awakening.
Muslims disrupted the region’s educational systems.
2
How did Islam spread across North Africa?
through conquest
via missionaries
because of the hajj
as a result of slavery
3
How did local East African rulers deal with Arab and Persian merchants in the 600s?
They had the merchants to pay tolls along the trade routes
They provided funding to facilitate trade.
They protected Muslim communities.
They banned the merchants from certain areas
4
Why do Muslims consider the Quran sacred?
It is the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
gave instructions on the succession of leaders among Muslims
It records the efforts of the caliphs to spread Islam
It records and interprets Islamic law.
5
Which geographic feature encouraged expansion of civilization in North Africa?
Atlas Mountains
fertile lands in the Niger River Valley
Sahara Desert
rich land on the Mediterranean coast
6
Which geographic feature marks the easternmost edge of Islam under the Umayyads?
Nile River
Indus River Valley
Sahara Desert
Black Sea
7
According to Islam, with which role did the angel Gabriel charge Muhammad?
emperor
messiah
messenger
caliph
8
Which statement describes the expansion of Islam under the Umayyads?
Islam expanded west through North Africa as far as Spain.
Islam expanded south through Egypt into sub-Saharan Africa
Islam expanded into Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Islam expanded throughout Arabia and into Persia
9
Which of the following items did Nubia trade to the Mediterranean and Asia?
spices
gold
silver
tin
10
What core social factor gave people a sense of community and responsibility in African culture?
matrilineal inheritance
patrilineal inheritance
extended lineages
nuclear family
11
Which of the following statements is true of the religion of Islam?
Men and women have equal responsibilities under Islam.
Men and women have separate spiritual roles to play in Islam
Men and women have equal rights under Islam.
Men and women are equal spiritually under Islam.
12
How could Christian men in the Ottoman empire advance through social and political ranks?
They could serve as janizaries
They could rule as provincial governors.
They could marry into prominent Muslim families.
They could write Sharia.
13
Which mathematical innovation did the early Muslim caliphates achieve?
astrolabe improvements
urge investigations to determine bias
Hindu-Arabic numerals
use of arches and domes
14
Which answer most precisely describes the location of Mecca and Medina?
Holy Land and Mesopotamia
Southwest Asia
Arabian Peninsula
North Africa
15
Declaration of faith and praying 5 times a day are examples of what significant aspect of Islam
duties common to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
the most important laws comprising Islamic Sharia
the fundamental duties comprising the Pillars of Islam
commandments from the five books comprising the holy Quran
16
Why is Spain a good example of how most conquered people were treated under the Umayyads?
Jews and Christians there were persecuted by Muslims
Jews and Christians were forced to convert to Islam
Jews and Christians there coexisted peacefully with Muslims
Jews, Christians, and Muslims there were all kept separated
17
What caused the West African kingdom of Ghana to grow wealthy and powerful?
control of the gold-salt trade routes
the enlightened and wise rule of Mansa Musa
influence by the neighboring Songhai
commerce and Islam spread by Arab invaders
18
What purpose did African griots serve?
recorded laws and religious doctrine
advised village councils on public matters
shielded people against harm by evil spirits
orally preserved history and folk tales
19
Which tradition, common among African peoples, primed them to accept Christianity and Islam?
belief in powerful forces of good and evil
faith in one supreme but unknowable god
practice of ancestor worship
honoring of spirits in rocks, trees, and elements of nature
20
Which statement is true about the ancient capital city of Axum before A.D. 600?
Axum was multicultural with both Christians and Jews
Axum was mostly Jewish with some Christians
Axum was multicultural with both Muslims and Jews
Axum was mostly Muslim with some Jews
21
How is the Swahili language and East Africa’s proximity to the coast significant to culture?
Swahili means “of the coast.”
Swahili blends aspects of Bantu with Arabic.
Swahili incorporates the languages of India with Bantu.
Swahili blends Islamic and Christian terms.
22
Which invention most contributed to the spread of both the Ottoman and Safavid empires?
quadrant
gunpowder
astrolabe
illumionation
23
How did the Ottomans most benefit from the expelled Spanish Jews in their empire?
They were highly educated and could serve in government
They had useful information about the Spanish government
They knew about technology and had financial connections
They were experienced soldiers who had served as officers
24
Which element of African culture did the crafting of masks reflect?
status
justice
lineage
religion
25
Meroë’s economic and political strength were based on access to which natural resources?
tin and water
gold and salt
iron and timber
silver and ivory

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