Ch. 8 WH

directed the building of churches carved out of rock in Ethiopia

a grassy plain

West African merchants were willing to pay a high price for salt because

wrote the history of Persia entitled Book of Kings

Unlike many other African rulers, the king of Kongo was chosen by

In 1453, after defeating the Byzantines, the Ottomans moved their capital to

Trade in pepper, ivory, and slaves helped to build the African rain forest kingdom of

What was true about paintings by Muslim artists?

the chief builder of the Mughal empire

What do some scholars think was a cause for the decline of the empire of Great Zimbabwe?

At the bottom of Ottoman society were the

a group of households claiming a common ancestor

Neolithic people of the Sahara migrated south because of

What helped the Umayyad caliphs to expand their empire?

a great leader of the Ottoman empire

According to Muslim belief, Muhammad became the prophet of Islam after he

more food than is needed

the founder of the kingdom of Mali

The rise of the kingdom of Ghana was aided greatly by its abundant supply of

When camels were brought to Africa from Asia, trade increased across the

One reason for conflict between the Ottoman and Safavid empires was that

Remains of Chinese porcelain found in the area of Great Zimbabwe suggest that the people there

A major reason for Meroë’s success as the capital of Nubia was the ability of its people to make tools and weapons from

the sacred text of Islam

To strengthen the empire of Songhai, Sonni Ali

Muslims believe the sacred word of God as revealed to Muhammad is contained in the

According to tradition, people from Ife taught the people of Benin how to

a waterfall

the Islamic system of law

Which of the following is generally true about the economies of Muslim cultures?

Akbar the Great helped to strengthen the Mughal empire by

the art of beautiful handwriting

Muslim mystics who sought communion with God through meditation and fasting were called

The eleven remarkable houses of worship built in Ethiopia by King Lalibela were made of

Two separate walled towns about six miles apart made up Kumbi Saleh, the capital city of

The ancient book called The Glory of Kings told of the belief that the ancestors of the kings of Ethiopia were

Scholars have been able to trace the Bantu migrations by studying

the slender towers of mosques

Unlike large kingdoms, governments of smaller medieval African societies often

local Hindu rulers

the West African kingdom that grew around the wealthy trading city of Gao, its capital

language meaning “of the coast” that emerged in East Africa

The Romans used their conquered lands in North Africa as an important source of

the elite forces of the Ottoman army

an ancient African kingdom on the upper Nile River

parents and children living together as a unit

Which of the following beliefs and practices are shared by both Sikhs and Muslims?

In medieval Africa, matrilineal societies formed strong ties between

the name for a successor to Muhammad

How did the famous Persian physician Ibn Sina (Avicenna) improve the practice of medicine?