Which statement is true about the ancient capital city of Axum before A.D. 600?

Axum was multicultural with both Christians and Jews

What caused the West African kingdom of Ghana to grow wealthy and powerful?

control of the gold-salt trade routes

How did the Ottomans most benefit from the expelled Spanish Jews in their empire?

They knew about technology and had financial connections

Which of the following statements is true of the religion of Islam?

Men and women are equal spiritually under Islam.

Why is Spain a good example of how most conquered people were treated under the Umayyads?

Jews and Christians there coexisted peacefully with Muslims

Which geographic feature encouraged expansion of civilization in North Africa?

rich land on the Mediterranean coast

Which tradition, common among African peoples, primed them to accept Christianity and Islam?

faith in one supreme but unknowable god

Why do Muslims consider the Quran sacred?

It is the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.

Which statement describes the expansion of Islam under the Umayyads?

Islam expanded west through North Africa as far as Spain.

What purpose did African griots serve?

orally preserved history and folk tales

What was one significant aspect of Muslim domination of North African cities in the 690s?

Muslims made Arabic the region’s dominant language.

How is the Swahili language and East Africa’s proximity to the coast significant to culture?

Swahili blends aspects of Bantu with Arabic.

Declaration of faith and praying 5 times a day are examples of what significant aspect of Islam

the fundamental duties comprising the Pillars of Islam

How did local East African rulers deal with Arab and Persian merchants in the 600s?

They protected Muslim communities.

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1
Which statement is true about the ancient capital city of Axum before A.D. 600?
Axum was mostly Muslim with some Jews
Axum was multicultural with both Christians and Jews
Axum was mostly Jewish with some Christians
Axum was multicultural with both Muslims and Jews
2
What caused the West African kingdom of Ghana to grow wealthy and powerful?
commerce and Islam spread by Arab invaders
control of the gold-salt trade routes
influence by the neighboring Songhai
the enlightened and wise rule of Mansa Musa
3
How did the Ottomans most benefit from the expelled Spanish Jews in their empire?
They were experienced soldiers who had served as officers
They knew about technology and had financial connections
They were highly educated and could serve in government
They had useful information about the Spanish government
4
Which of the following statements is true of the religion of Islam?
Men and women have equal responsibilities under Islam.
Men and women have equal rights under Islam.
Men and women have separate spiritual roles to play in Islam
Men and women are equal spiritually under Islam.
5
Meroë’s economic and political strength were based on access to which natural resources?
silver and ivory
gold and salt
tin and water
iron and timber
6
Why is Spain a good example of how most conquered people were treated under the Umayyads?
Jews and Christians were forced to convert to Islam
Jews and Christians there were persecuted by Muslims
Jews and Christians there coexisted peacefully with Muslims
Jews, Christians, and Muslims there were all kept separated
7
How could Christian men in the Ottoman empire advance through social and political ranks?
They could serve as janizaries
They could write Sharia.
They could rule as provincial governors.
They could marry into prominent Muslim families.
8
According to Islam, with which role did the angel Gabriel charge Muhammad?
messiah
emperor
caliph
messenger
9
Which geographic feature marks the easternmost edge of Islam under the Umayyads?
Sahara Desert
Indus River Valley
Nile River
Black Sea
10
Which answer most precisely describes the location of Mecca and Medina?
Arabian Peninsula
Holy Land and Mesopotamia
Southwest Asia
North Africa
11
Which of the following items did Nubia trade to the Mediterranean and Asia?
gold
spices
silver
tin
12
Which geographic feature encouraged expansion of civilization in North Africa?
rich land on the Mediterranean coast
Sahara Desert
Atlas Mountains
fertile lands in the Niger River Valley
13
Which tradition, common among African peoples, primed them to accept Christianity and Islam?
faith in one supreme but unknowable god
practice of ancestor worship
honoring of spirits in rocks, trees, and elements of nature
belief in powerful forces of good and evil
14
How did Islam spread across North Africa?
as a result of slavery
because of the hajj
through conquest
via missionaries
15
Which mathematical innovation did the early Muslim caliphates achieve?
urge investigations to determine bias
use of arches and domes
Hindu-Arabic numerals
astrolabe improvements
16
Why do Muslims consider the Quran sacred?
gave instructions on the succession of leaders among Muslims
It records the efforts of the caliphs to spread Islam
It is the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
It records and interprets Islamic law.
17
Which statement describes the expansion of Islam under the Umayyads?
Islam expanded west through North Africa as far as Spain.
Islam expanded into Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Islam expanded throughout Arabia and into Persia
Islam expanded south through Egypt into sub-Saharan Africa
18
What purpose did African griots serve?
recorded laws and religious doctrine
orally preserved history and folk tales
shielded people against harm by evil spirits
advised village councils on public matters
19
What was one significant aspect of Muslim domination of North African cities in the 690s?
Muslims banished outsiders
Muslims disrupted the region’s educational systems.
Muslims made Arabic the region’s dominant language.
Muslims created a cultural awakening.
20
How is the Swahili language and East Africa’s proximity to the coast significant to culture?
Swahili means “of the coast.”
Swahili incorporates the languages of India with Bantu.
Swahili blends aspects of Bantu with Arabic.
Swahili blends Islamic and Christian terms.
21
Which element of African culture did the crafting of masks reflect?
justice
religion
status
lineage
22
Declaration of faith and praying 5 times a day are examples of what significant aspect of Islam
the fundamental duties comprising the Pillars of Islam
commandments from the five books comprising the holy Quran
duties common to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
the most important laws comprising Islamic Sharia
23
Which invention most contributed to the spread of both the Ottoman and Safavid empires?
gunpowder
astrolabe
quadrant
illumionation
24
What core social factor gave people a sense of community and responsibility in African culture?
nuclear family
extended lineages
matrilineal inheritance
patrilineal inheritance
25
How did local East African rulers deal with Arab and Persian merchants in the 600s?
They banned the merchants from certain areas
They provided funding to facilitate trade.
They protected Muslim communities.
They had the merchants to pay tolls along the trade routes

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