Understanding Islam

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam? A) Shahadah B) Salah C) Zakat D) Baptism.

• Shahadah

• Salah

• Zakat

• Baptism

The founder of Islam is ______.

The pilgrimage to Mecca is called ______.

• Hajj

• Ramadan

• Zakat

• Salah

What was one of the effects of the creation of caliphs after Muhammad died?

• A) Islam stopped spreading

• B) Islam continued to be taught

• C) New roads were not built

• D) Trade decreased.

The Nile River, the longest flowing river in the world, flows through the Sahara Desert and into the ________ Sea.

Ancient Ghana was a powerful trading empire located in Western Africa, where Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali are today. The capital city was ________ Saleh.

• Timbuktu

• Accra

• Koumbi

• Cairo

Who founded the Mali Empire?

• Sunni Ali

• Sundiata Keita

• Askia Muhammad

• Mansa Musa

The Ghana Empire was eventually conquered by the ______ Empire.

The Songhai Empire, with the capital city of ______, lasted from 1464 to 1591.

• Timbuktu

• Gao

• Niani

• Kongo