Rise of Islamic Empire

Trade from China to Europe  

• made China poor
• Silk Road
• passed along the Grand Canal
• came across the East China Sea

Spread from Arabian Peninsula to West Africa, Central and Southeast Asia

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Christianity

Routes across North Africa

• Silk Road

• Maritime Route

• Trans-Saharan Route

• North European Route

What religion did Mansa Musa practice?

• Islam
• Christiantity
• Animism

Mansa Musa Traveled To The Holy City Of __________

• Muslims
• Mecca
• The Byzantine Empire
• None Of The Above

What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?

• gold
• sliver
• salt

What are the five basic acts that form the framework of the religion of Islam?

• Five Holy Books

• The Five Caliphs

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Five Commandments

Because Muhammad became a messenger of Allah, he became a:

• Messiah

• Anthropologist

• Ocher

• Prophet

The Islamic faith is divided into two sects; Sunnis and Shias. What caused this divide?

• A dispute over who was to become the first caliph

• Sunnis eat pork and Shias do not

• Disagreements over whether or not the image of Muhammad was to be shown publicly

• Sunnis saw the Pope as the religious figure-head of their faith and Shias did not

An Arab Muslim political/religious leader is called:

• Sunni

• Shia

• Caliph

• Byzantium