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WH - African Kingdoms & Islamic Empires
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Islamic Empire, African Kingdoms
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1
Islamic scholars are credited with inventing what type of math?
calculus
algebra
trigonometry
geometry
2
Religions in which spirits exist in nature & ancestors play a role, practice in early Africa.
animist
Buddhism
universalizing
syncretism
3
Many Muslims pray __________ times per day.
10
3
2
5
4
Islamic merchants traded along which important trade route(s)?
trans-Saharan
the Silk Road
Indian Ocean
all of the above
5
What type of Islamic art is depicted in the picture?
cuneiform
neo-Islamic
calligraphy
classical
6
Which of the following was a primary reason for the split in Islam into different sects?
disagreement over icons
disagreement over Islamic leadership
disagreement over "People of the Book"
disagreement over divinity of Allah
7
Islamic law taken from the Qu'ran & other sacred texts is known as _____.
Hajj
Salat
Hijrah
Shari'ah
8
Which King of Mali took a pilgrimage, increasing interest in West Africa?
Mansa Musa
Siddartha Gautama
Muhammad
Sundiata
9
The migration of which people to southern Africa helped spread ironworking & farming?
Bantu
Mali
Zulu
Bedouins
10
The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North & West Africa?
gold & salt
silk & spices
ivory & salt
tea & slaves
11
The two primary branches of Islam are ______ & _______.
Sufi & Hijrah
Sufi & Shi'a
Sunni & Shi'a
Shi'a & Sufi
12
After Muhammad's death, his successors were known as _________.
czars
caliphs
shahs
imams
13
Islamic scholars read & preserved which classical culture's texts?
Greco-Roman
Mongolian
British
Russian
14
In Islam, what is the Hajj?
pilgrimage to Mecca
Muhammad's trip to Medina
religious wars
the sacred day of fasting
15
The major beliefs & practices of most Muslims are known as the ______.
Four Noble Truths
Five Pillars
Ten Commandments
Eightfold Path
16
Which city was the Abbasid capital?
Baghdad
Persia
Riyadh
Syria
17
Which Islamic achievement is depicted in this picture?
minarets
bronze shield
calligraphy
astrolabe
18
This picture depicts which style of art?
romanesque
arabesque
renaissance
gothic
19
Which branch of Islam believes that Islamic leaders must be descendants of Muhammad?
Sufi
Shi'a
Hijrah
Sunni
20
What was the significance of the Hijrah?
Medina was destroyed
Muhammad conquered Persia
Islam gained converts
the Qu'ran was translated
21
After the death of Ali, the last rightly guided caliph, which group ruled the Islamic Empire?
Umayyads
Persians
Bedouins
Caliphate
22
In which city was Muhammad born?
Medina
Jerusalem
Mecca
Baghdad
23
What is shown in the picture?
Ka'aba
Hajj
Hagia Sophia
minarets
24
Which Islamic scholar travelled widely and marvelled and the diversity and order of the Empire?
Siddartha Gautama
Ibn Hijrah
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Sina