Africa and Islam

Which physical feature did NOT impact the spread of Islam into Central Asia and North Africa? 

What is a prime example of Muslim architecture, shown here?

What river was important to the development of the kingdom of Zimbabwe?

Who is credited with stopping the Muslim advance in Europe?

From which culture did the Muslims adapt their numerical system?

The major beliefs of all followers of Islam are found in the

The salt-gold trade encouraged cultural diffusion between north Africa and ---

What ruler of Mali caused the devaluation of gold?

Which of the following is not one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Why was Islam able to spread quickly into central and southwest Asia

What was the main form of art found in Islamic areas?

Ethiopia; Christian; Nile; East Africa      These are all characteristics of what kingdom?

Which animal made possible trade across the Sahara Desert?

HOW was Islam spread from Saudi Arabia, across Africa and into Europe?

What language was spread across Islamic lands?

The Battle of Tours was significant because it marked the

Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of Arab advancements & gaining new territory?

Which piece of literature is NOT correctly paired with its culture

The Dome of the Rock is an example of which civilization's achievements in art and architecture

In which country was the Islamic advancement stopped?

Islam spread, primarily, in what direction?

Which items were important trading commodities for West African kingdoms?

What event helped to spread Islam in Africa?

What ruler brought Christianity to the empire of Aksum

Which religion spread into the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

The split in Islam was the result in differing opinions over Islamic...

What geographic feature was a barrier between West African kingdoms and the Muslim world?

The most holy city for Muslims is

All of the following are examples of achievements from the Islamic civilization EXCEPT

Which characteristic describes the earliest followers of Islam?

Sundiata was the first notable ruler of which African kingdom?

What is the significance of Muhammad to Islam?

What was the outcome of the Battle of Tours?

What area of the world was influenced the most by Islamic development?

Islam requires its followers, if capable, to make a pilgrimage or ____ to Mecca

What two cities on the Arabian Peninsula are holy to Muslims?

Muslims use the term Allah to refer to 

Which city do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all find to be holy?

The African kingdom of Aksum was located near the-

Islam spread into all of the following areas EXCEPT

What religion is the most dominant in Northern Africa?

What is the name of the religious structure, sacred to the Islamic hajj?

The African city of Timbuktu was a center for

What is the belief of animal spirits being present in nature?

Which physical barrier was the most difficult to overcome with the spread of Islam?

What two empires were weak, and as  a consequence could not resist the influence of Islam?

The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefited from being near the 

The Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers were boundaries for the empire of--

Which African Empire was a Christian kingdom?

As a result of their shared monotheism, Jews, Christians and Muslims are all called