2.7 DOL: The Islamic World and Africa

Merchants were honored in the Islamic world.

• True

• False

A caliph is

• a sultan

• a Muslim ruler

• an imam

• a souk

Muslim ruled reached as far west as Spain and as far east as Asia.

• True

• False

What city was a major trade center in Africa?

• Tripoli

• Alexandria

• Timbuktu

• Mesopotamia

The religion of the traders in Africa was...

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Hinduism

Not only was salt valuable, it was also a...

• protein

• preservative

• carbohydrate

• fat

Which of the following best defines the Abbasid Caliphate?

• an Islamic based empire

• an Islamic empire that encouraged a Golden Age

• an Islamic empire that expanded throughout Asia and Australia

Capital of the Byzantine Empire located between the Black and Mediterranean Seas and was a crossroads of trade from Asia and Europe.

• Jerusalem

• Constantinople

• Baghdad

• London

One of the 3 monotheistic religions who counts Muhammad as the last prophet of God.

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Islam

Who united Arabia under the religion of Islam?

• Abu Bakr
• Al Mansur
• Muhammad
• Abd al-Rahman