Which is an important duty for followers of Islam?

• Give up selfish desires

• Fasting during Ramadan

• Refuse to eat beef

• Give up wealth

One characteristic of the “Golden Age of Muslim” culture was the

• democratic governments

• icrease of women roles

• restriction of trade and commerce

• tolerations of other religions

Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were similar in that they

• were west African kingdoms

• had gold mines

• believed in Islam

• used gunpowder for military strength

What was a significant effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?

• Military leaders took over Mali.

• Islamic learning and culture in Mali grew.

• The trading of gold for salt ended.

• The African written language spread to Southwest Asia.

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai prospered primarily due to their -

• exchanges with Indian ports

• direct access to the Arabian Sea

• control of trade routes

• abundance of diamonds

Both Ibn Battuta and Mansa Musa demonstrated their religious values by

• meditating along the banks of the Ganges River

• converting Africans to Christianity

• making a pilgrimage to Mecca

• visiting the wailing wall in Jerusalem

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• Confession of Faith

• Pilgrimage to Mecca

• Fasting

• nirvana

The Kingdom of Ethiopia in East Africa adopted its own form of

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Christianity

Sunni Muslims

• believed that caliph should be a direct descendant of Mohammad

• believed that the caliph did not have to be a direct descendant of Mohammad

• were victorious at the Battle of Tours

• rejected the Five Pillars of Islam

All of the statements below refer to which of the following?

* Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca

* Trans-Saharan trade route

* Tolls collected on trade in gold and salt

• Swahili Coast

• Mali

• Ethiopia

• Great Zimbabwe