3.2 Africa's Religion & Government

a member of the Igbo who wrote: "The Igbo believe that there is one Creator of all things, and that he . . . governs events, especially our deaths and captivity."

• Makkah

• Olaudah Equiano

• Ibn Battuta

• Askia Muhammad

a young Arab lawyer from Morrocco who traveled 73,000 miles of the Muslim world for 30 years

• Makkah

• Olaudah Equiano

• Ibn Battuta

• Askia Muhammad

the city where Mansa Musa traveled on a religious pilgrimage with a caravan of thousands of people and at least 100 camels

• Makkah

• Burkina Faso

• Jerusalem

• Timbuktu

Under his rule, he built the largest empire in medieval Africa with Timbuktu as an important center of Islamic culture.

• Makkah

• Olaudah Equiano

• Ibn Battuta

• Askia Muhammad

Throughout Africa, there were numerous religions, but they all served similar purposes. What were those similar purposes?

• provide rules for living

• give payments and tributes to the church

• control the lower class citizens

• helped stay in touch with their history

Which religion did Mansa Musa help spread throughout West Africa?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Zoroastrianism

• Islam

• Hinduism

In Arabic, Swahili, an African language, means . . .

• people of the coast

• people of the desert

• people of the jungle

• people of the savannah

Where did Ibn Battuta experience a sultan speaking Swahili?

• Timbuktu

• Mali

• Morocco

• Mogadishu

In West African nations, who settled arguments, managed trade, and protected the empire?

• an appointed governor

• the people

• the king

• ambassadors

Whom did the kings of Ghana rely on for help in making decisions about the empire?

• an appointed governor

• a council of ministers

• his wife

• ambassadors