1st semester Study guide

_____________ practices and culture became popular in West Africa after trade routes developed throughout the Sahara Desert, and Southwest Asian cultures began to interact with West African civilizations.

What are essential beliefs and practices that are followed by every Muslim?

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Five Pillars of Christianity

• Five Pillars of Buddhism

• Five Pillars of Judaism

How did the culture of the Roman Empire survive in Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?

• European empire continued in Eastern Europe.

• African Empire continued in Eastern Europe.

• Byzantine Empire continued in Eastern Europe.

• Han Empire continued in Eastern Europe.

_______ says that all elements of nature have souls.

Who took a famous pilgrimage to Mecca?

• Joe Dirt

• Mansa Musa

• George Washington

• Babe Ruth

What three kingdoms were in control of valuable resources and trade routes in West Africa?

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Nile, Andes, Himalayas

• Han, Tigris, Euphrates

• Amazon, Walmart, Sears

Many Islamic poems and stories were translated into African languages because of the spread of ________ culture in Africa.

Why was Timbuktu an important city in Mali?

• center for trade

• busy shopping center

Why are ancestors worshiped in most indigenous African spiritual traditions?

• Ancestors are life-long learners.

• Ancestors are helpful in finding food.

• Ancestors are believed to communicate with living humans and deities.

Who spread Christianity into Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire and made it the most practiced religion in the region?

• Islamic priests

• Shinto priests

• Buddhist priests

• Byzantine priests