global 9 q3 cfa review

What city in the Songhai Empire became a major education capital in West Africa?

• Benin

• Gao

• Timbuktu

• Zimbabwe

Which 3 kingdoms traded gold and salt in western Africa?

• Timbuktu, Songhai, Mali

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Axum, Ethiopia, Ghana

• Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe

Mansa Musa is most famous for...

• expanding the gold trade into South Africa

• defending his kingdom from invaders

• becoming the first king of Mali

• converting to Islam and his pilgrimage to Mecca

In the Middle East, during the Golden Age of Islamic culture, scholars were encouraged to --

• reject all knowledge that was Western in origin.

• preserve and expand ancient Greek & Roman learning.

• accept medieval European religious traditions.

• ignore the achievements of Chinese culture.

Which achievements are most closely associated with the Golden Age of Islamic culture?

• aqueducts, roads, and polytheistic temples

• gunpowder, pagodas, and silk

• mosques, medical books, and algebra

• columns, theory of sun-centered universe, and democracy

Much of the wealth of the West African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali was gained from what?

• Taxing people coming to visit Mecca

• Control of the trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt

• Sale of slaves to Europeans and American

• Creation of colonies along the Mediterranean Sea

Which peninsula did the major trade routes go through?

• Iberian Peninsula

• Arabian Peninsula

• Spanish Peninsula

• Floridian Peninsula

What religion did the Ottomans follow?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

Which regions of the world did Islam successfully spread to during its Golden Age?

• Middle East ; North Africa ; Central Asia

• Middle East ; Europe ; Central Africa

• The Americas ; Europe ; Central Asia

• Middle East ; North Africa ; The Americas

Mansa Musa made the hajj to the Arabian city of Mecca, traveling thousands of miles. What is hajj?

• A camel ride across the desert

• Prep for a religious battle

• A religious journey

• Walking as a tribe