World History Midterm Review

The holy book of Islam is called the...

• Hajj
• Sunna
• Torah
• Qur'an

What are the two main divisions or denominations within Islam?

• Suphi and Ruphi

• Sunni and Shia

• Fatwa and Ijma

• Shia and Suphi

Great leader of Mali famous for his hajj (pilgrimage) to the Muslim holy city of Mecca

• Mansa Musa
• Sundiata
• Songhai
• Benin

After Mansa Musa's death,
Mali declined & was replaced by the kingdom of ______________.

• Ghana
• Songhai
• Aksum
• Kush

_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

• Ghana

• Axum

• Nubia

• Sierra Leone

The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?

• ivory and salt
• salt and gold
• silk and gold
• spices and ivory

The Inca used this farming method which allowed them to farm on the steep mountainsides

• Crop rotation

• Terrace farming

• Drip irrigation

• Permanent crops

Where was the Aztec empire located?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Modern day California

• Chile and Peru

Where did the Inca live?

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

• Central Mexico

Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?

• Andes

• Cusco

• Machu Picchu

• Nahuatl