Medieval African Empires

What are people who believe and follow the religion of Islam called?   

• Islams 
• Muslims 
• Arabs 
• Middle Easterners

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The Mughal Empire built what architectural marvel?

• Pyramids

• Hagia Sophia

• Taj Mahal

• Pantheon

Constantinople initially was Byzantium. What name did it receive after it was conquered by the Ottomans?

• Timbuktu

• Baghdad

• Istanbul

• Mali

What holy city is important to all three monotheistic religions?

• Jerusalem

• Mecca

• Israel

• Middle East

What did the Islamic Empire build with taxes gained from merchants?

• Hospitals

• Bridges

• All of the answer options

• Schools

The Bedouin is another word for an Arab

• priest

• farmers

• artisan

• nomadic sheep herders

THIS group led the Muslim Empire to it's Golden Age of learning and culture.

• Seljuk Turks
• Umayyads
• Abassids
• Rightly Guided

What was the most important difference between the Sunni and the Shia?

• The Shia believed that the Muslims should not practice religious

  tolerance.

• The Shia thought that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.

• The Sunni believed that Sufism was dangerous.

• The Sunni did not want to spread Islam to other parts of the world.

What were the 2 main trade items in ancient Ghana?

• Clay and Limestone

• Jade and Silk

• Gold and Salt

• Papyrus and Cloth

Which is not a way Ghana's rulers acquired huge amounts of gold?

• Hiring Bandits to rob the traders.

• Trading gold and salt.

• Controlling the gold mines.

• Taxing the people

• Taxing traders that traded in Ghana