Which of the following best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?

It spread inside and outside the Arab Islamic empire.

Why were Muslim lands so important for trading?

They connected trade routes from Africa, Asia, and Europe.

How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Muslim culture?

brought Muslim scholars, artists, &teachers to work in Mali.

What caused the division between the Sunnis and the Shiites (Shias)?

They disagreed on who should succeed Muhammad.

Which of these was NOT a factor that helped Arab Muslims build an empire?

Arab Muslims invented the first airplane.

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1
Which of the following best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?
It spread inside and outside the Arab Islamic empire.
Everyone was forced to convert to Islam.
Islam only spread to areas conquered by Arabs.
Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.
2
Why were Muslim lands so important for trading?
They had the world’s largest river.
They connected trade routes from Africa, Asia, and Europe.
They had rich soil for agriculture.
They had the world’s largest supply of cotton.
3
What allowed the kingdom of Axum to grow and prosper?
Swahili language
ancestor worship
control of trade
cattle
4
How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Muslim culture?
brought Muslim scholars, artists, &teachers to work in Mali.
He extended Mali’s territory.
He spent so a bunch of money on his hajj.
established trade links
5
What trade goods helped make the Empire of Ghana great?
gold and salt
cloth and leather goods
dried fish and cotton
leather goods and salt
6
Which religion did traders bring to Ghana?
Berber
Islam
ancestor worship
Christianity
7
What caused the division between the Sunnis and the Shiites (Shias)?
They disagreed on the major beliefs of Islam.
They disagreed on who should speak at Muhammad's funeral.
They disagreed on who should marry Muhammad’s widow.
They disagreed on who should succeed Muhammad.
8
Which of these was NOT a factor that helped Arab Muslims build an empire?
Muslim tolerance of Judaism and Christianity
Muslim merchants trading in new lands
Arab Muslims invented the first airplane.
the ability and devotion of Muslim armies
9
What city became a center of Islamic culture in West Africa?
Istanbul
Cairo
Toumbouctou (Timbuktu)
Baghdad
10
How was most of the history of the African empires passed down?
through written history
through oral history
through digital history
11
_____ is a strong connection based on family relationships.
ethnocentrism
socialism
ownership
kinship

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