Medieval Mali Test

West Africans adopted calligraphy and geometric patterns in their decorative arts. True or False.

• True

• False

How did the architect Al-Saheli change the look of houses in West Africa?

• He built round stone houses surrounded by four minarets.

• He built plain, rectangular houses out of brick with flat roofs.

How did the builders of Djingareyber plan ahead to make the building easier to repair in future years?

• They used interchangeable wall panels that could be easily replaced.

• They placed beams in the walls that could be used as scaffolding.

When people began to build mosques in West Africa, they

• used only stone, because it lasted longer than other materials.

• built Islamic architectural styles with local materials.

Why did Muslims set up schools for children in Timbuktu?

• to teach them to interpret the Qur'an

• to care for them while their parents worked

At the University of Sankore, the highest degree a student could earn required 10 years. True or False

• True

• False

How did Muslim rulers change the line of succession in West Africa?

• The right to rule now became patrilineal.

• The right to rule now became matrilineal.

West Africans began to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

• True

• False

In West Africa, Muslims

• abandoned their traditional religious practices when they adopted Islam.

• took part in both Islam and their own traditional religious practices.

Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca was an enormous and impressive undertaking. True or False

• True

• False