Islamic Empire & West African Empires

Question 1

What helped the Muslims conquer the Persian Sassanian Empire?

Accepted Answer

plague, The Persians&#x27; ongoing war with the Byzantine Empire

Question 2

Mansa Musa continued to expand the Mali empire and ruled from 1312 to 1331. How did he make Mali wealthy and powerful?

Accepted Answer

taxed trade routes, invited scholars to teach religion, law, math & medicine, divided the kingdom into provinces ruled by governors, created a strong central government

Question 3

What is the Islamic holy book called?

Accepted Answer

Quran

Question 4

Is Islam monotheistic or polytheistic?

Accepted Answer

monotheistic

Question 5

The Songhai Empire separated from Mali and conquered Timbuktu in 1468, but was conquered by Morocco after:

Accepted Answer

100 years

Question 6

Who was the founder of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 7

The town of Djenné (Songhai Empire) is known for its distinctive _______ buildings and its mosque.

Accepted Answer

adobe

Question 8

The Muslim house of worship is called a _____

Accepted Answer

mosque

Question 9

Muslims were divided into two groups called _______ after a schism divided the Muslim community

Accepted Answer

Sunni and Shia

Question 10

What were the three major kingdoms of West Africa?

Accepted Answer

Songhai, Mali, Ghana

Question 11

Which empires was the Northern Arabian Peninsula sandwiched between, contributing to people converting to Islam?

Accepted Answer

between the Byzantine and Persian Empires

Question 12

Mansa Musa made Islam Mali&#x27;s official religion

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What is the name of the pilgrimage to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Hajj

Question 14

What is the name of the Islamic month of fasting?

Accepted Answer

Ramadan

Question 15

Mali took over the salt/gold trade after their leader, Sundiata, conquered neighboring lands. Sundiata was also called:

Accepted Answer

"The Lion King"

Question 16

Mansa Musa went on a _______ to Mecca spending so much gold on gifts for his hosts that gold lost value

Accepted Answer

pilgrimage

Question 17

Ghana took control of trade routes in the Sahara desert from the 7th century CE to the 1200s. What did they trade?

Accepted Answer

gold and salt

Islamic Empire & West African Empires

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