Islam and African Kingdoms

What three empires in western Africa flourished because of the trans-Saharan trade of gold and salt?

• Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe
• Ghana, Mali, Songhai
• Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana
• Timbuktu, Ethiopia, Mali

As African merchants traded with people in the Middle East prior to the 1500s, 

• many African states began to feel threatened by outside cultures and withdrew to isolation.
• Islam spread to west Africa and became the dominant faith.
• merchants brought back plagues that destroyed much of west African population.
• African states refused to meet world demands for slave populations.

Why were camels important in West African empires? 

• They were sacred to the Islamic peoples who influenced the region.
• They provided a food source to the cultures in the harsh climate.
• They were beloved pets to the people of the Sahel.
• They served as transport to allow trade across the Sahara.

Which African city was most famous for its universities, libraries, and mosques?

• Gao
• Timbuktu
• Carthage
• Morocco

____ is the largest desert in the world.

• Congo
• Sahara
• Savanna
• Sahel

If a Muslim gives 2.5% to the poor, which pillar is being followed?

• Faith
• Charity
• Hajj
• Fasting

A Muslim is expected to pray __ times a day facing Mecca

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

Islam is a ___ religion.

• polytheistic
• monotheistic
• polynomial
• monochrome

The ___ contains the teachings of Muhammad.

• Quran

• Torah

• Korea

• Bible

One way that Islam spread was through military conquest.  They fought holy wars called

• Jihad
• Hajj
• Allah
• Mecca