[Test] 17 The Influence of Islam on West Africa

What protected Ghana from being conquered by Muslim armies in the 700s?

• elite warriors

• a peace treaty

• the vast desert

Islam was first brought to West Africa by

• slave raiders.

• armed nomads.

• caravan traders.

Which event in Kumbi, in Ghana, in 1076 contributed to the spread of Islam?

• construc1on of a university

• conquest by the Almoravids

• order for all men to go on a hajj

Which of these religious prac1ces of West African Muslims began before Islamic influence reached the region?

• studying the Qur'an

• building mosques for worship

• praying to the spirits of ancestors

One way the Mande people built Mali into an empire was to

• find the secret gold mines.

• take control of trans-Saharan trade.

• require military service from women.

Which of these resulted from the hajj of Mansa Musa?

• Egypt began paying tribute to the kingdom of Mali.

• People in West Africa began to adopt Islamic ideas.

• People in other lands learned that Mali was rich and important.

Sunni Ali led the Songhai people to

• A. construct new trade routes.

• return to the forest to mine gold.

• break away from Mali by force.

How did the Songhai empire differ from the empire of Mali?

• It spread Islam by force.

• It began and ended earlier.

• It restored tradi1onal beliefs.

Why did Islam spread fairly easily in Mali?

• Rulers of Mali expelled anyone who opposed Islam.

• Muslim leaders conquered Mali and imposed Islamic law.

• People in Mali blended Islam with their tradi1onal religions.

What goes best in the empty box?

• increase in attendance at Islamic schools

• adoption of Islam by West African rulers.

• decline in loyalty to the older Islamic empires