Why did Islam most likely fail to spread to Western Europe?

Western Europe was in the Dark Ages

Why did West African empires become trade-based?

location between gold & salt mines

What do these have in common: maps, compasses, astrolabes

Islamic achievements in geography and navigation

Villages formed in West Africa when...

families joined together to fight common enemies

What happened to Islam after Muhammad's death?

spread through Arabia and beyond

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Islam/West Africa Review

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1
What role did West African cities play in the salt and gold trade?
tax collector
gold merchant
consumer
salt merchant
2
Which was not present in Islamic art?
images of natural patterns
images of humans
arabesque designs
geometric designs
3
How did Muslim's feel about scholarship and learning?
tolerated it
neutral
valued it
rejected it
4
How was history passed down through generations in West Africa before Islam?
no records were kept
written in books
passed down orally
written in journals
5
Why did Islam most likely fail to spread to Western Europe?
Western Europe was in the Dark Ages
Europe's armies were too strong
all of these
China was protecting Europe
6
Which game was popular in Muslim society?
checkers
shot put
chess
football
7
What factor allowed for the development of the trans-Saharan trade?
growth of cities
population increased
discovery of salt
domestication of camels
8
What is a griot?
a king
a trader
an oral history teller
an explorer
9
How did kingdoms develop in West Africa?
cities conquered other cities
small villages joined together
kings demanded more protection
10
Why did West African empires become trade-based?
location near Egypt
location near the Middle East
location between gold & salt mines
location on Red Sea
11
What is a caliph?
follower of Muhammad
third layer of a camel's eyelashes
Islamic leader
Muslim trader
12
Who conquered Songhai?
Byzantines
Persians
Moroccans
Germans
13
Which of these statements is about West Africa is FALSE?
All resisted the slave trade
All grew as commercial centers
All included the Niger River
All included some Islam
14
What do these have in common: maps, compasses, astrolabes
Islamic achievements in science and math
all of these
Islamic achievements in astronomy and art
Islamic achievements in geography and navigation
15
What became the common language in West Africa after the spread of Islam?
French
Arabic
Swahili
English
16
What unified diverse groups of people across Western Europe, Asia, and Africa?
common ancestors
common math theories
common political beliefs
common religion
17
How did Islam first come to West Africa?
Islamic priests
Berber traders
Mansa Musa
Crusaders
18
Villages formed in West Africa when...
iron weapons allowed them to conquer others
kings conquered other villages
families joined together to fight common enemies
19
What happened to Islam after Muhammad's death?
became the most popular religion in the world
lost members and nearly disappeared
brought peace to the Middle East
spread through Arabia and beyond
20
Which kingdom came first of the three kingdoms?
Mali
Ghana
Timbuktu
Songhai
21
What were the sub-Saharan African slaves used for?
warriors
all of these
merchants
farmers

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