Unit 0 Part B--21

One reason that the Arabs were able to expand so far was because

Islamic contact led to the rapid development of the African slave trade

He created the Songhay empire

Who created the kingdom of Mali?

What do Christians, Jews, and Muslims agree on?

Who sacked Baghdad in 1258?

Contact with Muslims affected African Slave Trade by increasing its diffusion and increasing numbers of African slaves

Created Songhay Empire

All are true of East Africa except

Holiest shrine for Muslims

What did urban trading ports in East Africa have in common

After 800, Sub-Saharan Africa experienced more contact with outsiders because

Caliph-al Rashid was the model for

Why did women's status decline during the caliphate?

Under the Umayyads

Why did Arabs not want to convert many people to Islam?

Why were Arabs so successful in conquering the Middle East and North Africa

Muslims must follow

the Bantu people

Muhammad, his family, and converts were forced out of Mecca because of threats on their lives--this is called

Women had more rights under the

Bantu people

How were Islamic societies similar to Rome?

How did the Umayyads originally respond to Muhammad

Most traveled man of his time; scholar

Created the Empire of Mali

Sufis were a sect of Islam that believed

All are part of the Five Pillars EXCEPT

All are true about Muhammad except

What did Muhammad teach in reference to the People of the Book

Most important Christian kingdom in Africa

How did Islam and indigenous religions work together?

He created the Canon on Medicine

Ship with triangular sail found all over the Med. Sea

Holiest city of Islam

The Abbasids allowed the Mawali to be full members of Islamic society

The most significant cultural contribution of the Abbasid was

All 3 faiths claim

Umayyads were tolerant of other religions as long as they paid their taxes

countries where Muslims can practice their faith as the ruling sect

Holy Text of Islam

Abbasid women had more rights than Umayyad

Early Africans were polytheistic

The spread of Islam into Africa brought large areas into the global web.

Women were veiled and secluded under the