Unit 7 Review

Around 3500 BC, the Sahara Desert began to grow rapidly separating central and southern Africa from the ________________ coast.

• Pacific

• Gulf

• Mediterranean

• Atlantic

According to Islam, the angel __________ came to Muhammed and revealed God’s will.

• Michael

• Luke

• Gabriel

• Paul

Many anthropologists believe that the first humans were in ___________.

• Africa

• China

• Egypt

• Greece

The Byzantine Empire ruled Egypt until the early 700s AD, spreading ___________.

• Catholic

• Islam

• Judaism

• Christianity

In 570 AD, Muhammed was born in __________, a trading city where pilgrims came to see the Kaaba stone.

• Egypt

• Mecca

• Africa

• Sudan

A __________ is a worshipper of Islam, or one who “submits to God.”

• Muslim

• Christian

• Buddhist

• Catholic

The religion of _________ started in the Arabian Peninsula.

• Islam

• Muslim

• Christianity

• Judaism

The Arabs conquered ____________ in the early 700s AD, spreading Islam.

• Sparta

• Athens

• Egypt

• North Africa

Between 650-150 BC, North Africa was invaded by Phoenicians, _________, Persians, Greeks and Romans.

• Egyptians

• Macedonians

• Assyrians

• Chinese

____________ emerges as Africa's first civilization, in the Nile Valley of North Africa.

• Egypt

• Sudan

• Kush

• Nubia