WH Topic 08: The Muslim World and Africa

Question 1

Which term is a group claiming a common ancestor?

Accepted Answer

lineage

Question 2

What factor played the greatest role in promoting meaningful social identity in ancient Africa?

Accepted Answer

family lineage

Question 3

While many other peoples in East Africa were Muslim,

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most people in Ethiopia were Christian

Question 4

Africa’s rainforests lie just north of the Sahara.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Under King Ezana, Aksum became

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wealthy with a wide trading network & a written language

Question 6

Which term is a slender tower of a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer?

Accepted Answer

minaret

Question 7

In the first years after the death of Muhammad, the Muslim community was ruled by his sons.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Which region has year-round rainfall, hot temps, & supports a variety of plant & animal life?

Accepted Answer

the rain forest

Question 9

Which term is for Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622?

Accepted Answer

hijra

Question 10

Why did pastoralists leave the Sahara about 5,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

The Sahara became drier and more land became desert

Question 11

Which of the following groups ended the Abbasid caliphate?

Accepted Answer

the Mongols

Question 12

Which term is a family unit consisting of parents and children?

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nuclear family

Question 13

The five basic acts of worship that are central to Islam are called the Five Pillars of Islam.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

African farmers often struggle because

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annual rainfall is difficult to predict

Question 15

Which was the birthplace of Islam's prophet Muhammad and most holy city for Islamic people?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 16

Which Muslim scholar wrote a history of the world and warned historians against having bias?

Accepted Answer

Ibn Khaldun

Question 17

The Muslim place of worship is called a

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mosque.

Question 18

Muslims must face Mecca during their five daily prayers, no matter where they are.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

North African traders crossed the Sahara in large caravans with elephants.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

What common feature did many African societies share?

Accepted Answer

They were village-based cultures built around clans

Question 21

Which term was a professional storyteller in early West Africa?

Accepted Answer

griot

Question 22

Griots were given the task of remembering & passing on oral traditions to the next generation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Ibn Rushd was chosen as the first successor to Muhammad.

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False

Question 24

Meccans did not accept Muhammad’s teachings because he told them their idol worship was sinful.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Which term is for the successor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims?

Accepted Answer

caliph

Question 26

Mighty rivers flow across plains in a region called the Sahara.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

Swahili is a language that developed from the blending of a Bantu language and many Arab words.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Which term is the Muslim house of worship?

Accepted Answer

mosque

Question 29

Which term is the process by which fertile or semidesert land becomes desert?

Accepted Answer

desertification

Question 30

Ghana’s kings ensured the price of gold remained high by

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prohibiting trade of gold & keeping the mine location secret

Question 31

Which term means an amount that is more than needed, excess?

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surplus

Question 32

During Ramadan, Muslims are required to

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go without food or drink from dawn to dusk.

Question 33

Which king was known for building impressive Christian churches carved out of solid rock?

Accepted Answer

Lalibela

Question 34

Beautifully styled writing that is a distinctive feature of Islamic art is called

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calligraphy

Question 35

Mali’s decline resulted primarily from

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a lack of strong rulers

Question 36

Islam began to be practiced along the East Africa coast because

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many foreign traders were Muslim.

Question 37

A surplus of salt could be traded as a ___ in order to build & spread wealth among West Africa.

Accepted Answer

commodity

Question 38

Muhammad left Mecca because

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his teachings made it unsafe for him to stay there.

WH Topic 08: The Muslim World and Africa

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