Africa and Islam Study Guide (only harder questions) 6th grade

What is Islam?

• monotheistic

• Sunni

• The religion of the Muslims

• They believed that there was only one god and Muhammad was his prophet

Who was the founder of Islam? How did it begin?

• At the Strat of the 7th century

• Muhammad

• Exchaging goods

• 600 years after Christianity

What are the five pillars of Islam?

• Fasting, daily prayer

• Statement of faith, pilgramage to Mecca

• Got to Mecca and pray there

• Yearly donation

• charity

How did Islam spread?

• Mansa Musa sparend Islam to West Africa

• The 5 pillars of Islam

• 100 years after Muhammads death they conquered the Middle East, East Persia, and Northern Africa

• Split into 2 groups Sunni and Shia

• Silent Barter

What are 3 muslim achievements?

• Created Algebra

• calligraphy

• Wrote a medical encyclopedia

• compass

• Started first pharmacy school

What are 3 African achievements?

• Created make with kente cloth

• sculptures of ancestors

• silent barter

• oral history

What led to the rise and fall of Ghana

• Rise-Extremely wealthy

• Rise-Conquered neighboring areas

• Rise-Trade

• Fall- Invasion

• Fall-Overgrazzing

What 2 important facts/achievements did Ghana have?

• Extremely wealthy

• Medical encyclopedia

• Vast trading network included gold, ivory, copper, and salt.

• Animism

What led to the rise and fall of Mali?

• Rise-grew along the Niger River

• Rise-conquered Ghana

• fall-invasions

• fall-attacks

• rise-silent barter

What 2 important facts/achievements did Mali have

• Introduced new crops

• built mosques and and schools to teach the Qur'an

• Led by Mansa Munsa and Sundiata

• Started first pharmacy