Unit 3 Week 5: Islam and Africa

Match the following

• a mix of Arabic & Bantu languages

• Mosque

• Who was Mali’s first leader to establish an empire?

•  Swahili

• The holy book of Islam

•  Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Quran/Koran

• Beautiful tomb in India, built by Shah Jahan for his wife

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Match the following

• A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government

• Sunni

• Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina)

• Caliph

• 3% of Muslim population, believe that the caliph should be family of Muhammad

• Hijrah/Hijra

• 95% majority of Muslim population, believe that the caliph should be elected by votes

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• Trans-Saharan Trade

• Shia/Shiite

The trans-Saharan trade carried out by the West African civilizations was primarily ​based on an exchange of ​ (a)   . ​ ​ (b)   was the Mali’s first leader to establish an empire. ​ (c)   were considered “People of the Book”.

• gold & salt
• Sundiata
• Christians and Jews
• Sugar & Salt
• Mansa Musa
• Jews & Islam

The similarity between the Gupta Empire and the Arab dynasties of the Islamic Golden Age is that they made advances in​ ​ (a)   .

Muslims were known as great scholars. All of the following are achievements by Muslims EXCEPT:​ (b)   . Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca in the 1300s is evidence that ​ (c)   had a major influence on the Mali Empire. Non-Muslims could live their life accordingly as long as they pay a ​ (d)   under Islam.​

• mathematics and science
• inventing paper
• Islam
• tax
• gun powder
• Jews

Muhammad is​ ​ (a)   . The Hijrah is to ​ (b)   .

the Abbasids did all of the following to unify and consolidate power 

                       EXCEPT ​ (c)   .Arabia's location would be a good place of trade and cultural diffusion because it has access to ​ (d)  

• The Last Prophet
• Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Enslaved non-Muslims.
• three continents.
• God's Son
• Paris
• Africa

Match the following

• What are two important teachings that are common to all three faiths?

•  a guide for proper ethical and moral behavior

• ancient African kingdoms of Egypt, Ghana, Mali &

  Songhai is all of these kingdoms were located

• Advanced societies developed in Africa before Europeans colonized this region

• One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam & the Ten Commandments is    

                      

• on major trading routes

• Contributions of the ancient civilizations of Ghana, Songhai, & Mali demonstrated that

• one God & life after death

• Mali changed after rulers converted to Islam in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• Copies of the Bible and Torah were given to each Muslim

Traditional African animistic beliefs were blended with which religion?​ (a)   Islam was first introduced to North Africa, eventually spreading to West Africa because Muslim merchants frequently traveled to ​ (b)   . The ​ (c)   Is important to Islamic history because Muhammad was accepted as a political leader in Medina, setting the stage for future Islamic leaders.

• Islam
• North Africa
• Hijrah
• South Africa
• Christianity

Match the following: The Five Pillars of Islam

• Prayer (salat).

• During the daylight hours of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, all healthy adult Muslims are required to abstain from food and drink.

• Fasting (sawm).

• The belief that "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God"

• Pilgrimage (hajj/Hijrah).

• Muslims pray facing Mecca five times a day: at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and after dark.

• Profession of Faith (shahada).

• Every Muslim whose health and finances permit it must make at least one visit to the holy city of Mecca, in present-day Saudi Arabia.

• Alms (zakat).

• In accordance with Islamic law, Muslims donate a fixed portion of their income to community members in need