Islam/Africa Quiz Review

An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the positions of stars.

Who was the feared leader of the Mongol Empire?

The best expression of Islamic art can be found in:

A pastoral, horse-riding people who were nomadic and seized control over most of the know world

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

Who is the prophet of Islam?

A special class of African storytellers who help keep alive a people's history

"A struggle in the way of God"

What is the name for the pilgrimage to Mecca?

What is an Islamic place of worship called?

The practice of growing just enough crops for personal use, not for sale.

Which of these goods were NOT traded in ancient Africa?

What are the two sects of Muslims?

What is the holy book of Islam?

What is the largest desert on Earth?

A gift of money or property to a bride is known as a?

True or False: The Quran granted women spiritual and social equality with men.

These nomadic people carried trade across the desert with their camel caravans.

What is the Islamic holy land called?

Which of these was NOT an African Kingdom?

True or False: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are all monotheistic religions?

A successor of Muhammad as a spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims is known as a: