World History Final Review Unit 4

How did Islam originate?

• . A wise man who shared his philosophy of hope.
  
  
• . Muhammad preached the things revealed to him by the angel Gabriel.
• A holy book was found that contained all the teachings of Islam.
  
  
• It evolved from native people’s tribal worship.

How did the Islamic Empire expand so quickly?

• The Muslim armies did not stop until they had violently destroyed the people they were trying to conquer
  
  
• They always negotiated peaceful solutions with the leaders they fought against.
• They used a combination of violent tactics, negotiations, and bribes.
• They were not very successful in expanding their empire.

What was the impact of Muslim trade?

• The Arabic language became the language of trade.
• Muslims were not the leaders of the trade industry. 
• Their refusal to buy and sell slaves led to a decline in slavery
• The Muslim coins called sinnu became the only currency used in trade.

. Ghana’s primary source of wealth was …..

• exporting agricultural goods.
  
• taxing the goods brought in for trade.
  
  
• resources gained through military conquests.
  
  
• their new textile industry

The downfall of Ghana was the result of ……

• Muslim attacks that disrupted trade and left the kingdom in ruins.
• weak leaders that could not establish a strong government.
  
  
• Mongol invaders from the north.
• an epidemic of disease the killed half the population

Who was Mansa Musa, and what is he remembered for?

• He was the warrior god of the people of Mali, known for taking vengeance on the people when he was angered.
• The son of the founder of Mali, known for isolating himself and his people from the rest of the world.
  
  
• The last great leader of Mali, who made a pilgrimage to Mecca, gave out gold on his journey and brought back Muslim scholars.
  
  
• The head imam in Ghana, he was responsible for the religious training of the captives across all of Mali.

How did trade work in the African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

• Traders brought salt, and European goods with them in exchange for gold
• Their trade with the outside world was limited by fear of attacks on caravans
• Trade was limited to about half the year due to severe winter sand storms
• The leaders sent ambassadors to the Chinese to arrange trade bargains that bypassed the Ottomans

One of the problems that arose in religion was blending of ideas from old and new faiths called

• indoctrination theology
• church catichism
• religious syncretism
• Hellenistic alteration

A Muslim house of worship is called 

• mosque
• Hajj
• Hijrah
• caliph

The Ottomans created an elite military force of young Christian boys forced to be slaves and convert to Islam called

• Centurians
• Janissaries
• Hoplites
• Mercenaries