L17 Flashcard #3 Mali and Impact of Islam

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Where was the Empire of Mali located? Options: Southern Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Africa, South America

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Western Africa

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West African kingdoms like Mali gained immense wealth due to their large supply of what resources?

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Gold and salt

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Why did cities like Djenne and Timbuktu form in West Africa? They were isolated from the outside world. They were located along important trade routes. They were located in strategic defense points. They were holy sites in Islamic history.

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They were located along important trade routes.

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What new dominant religion came into West Africa along the Trans-Saharan Trade routes?

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Islam

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Who was Mansa Musa?

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Ruler of Mali with great wealth

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Mansa Musa's greatest impact was that he...

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spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa.

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Which best reflects a major change in West Africa due to the influence of Muslim traders on Western African kingdoms? Options: matrilineal social system and hereditary kingship, the adoption of the Arabic language, the use of donkeys as a method of trans-Saharan transportation, the development of the silk road

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the adoption of the Arabic language

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Even though Islam was introduced and widely adopted into West African culture, which is an example of a traditional religious practice that was kept too?

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belief in spirits and use of amulets

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How did government - the line of succession in West Africa change - with the introduction of Islam? Options: switched to oligarchy, switched to patrilineal, switched to matrilineal, switched to democracy

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switched to patrilineal

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What legal changes did Islam bring to West Africa?

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courts and judges