Sudanic Kingdoms and Islamic Empire

Name the Sudanic kingdoms in order of their existence from oldest to most recent

• Ghana, Mali, Asoka

• Mali, Songhai, Ghana

• Zimbabwe, Ghana, Mali

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

The Sudanic Kingdoms all flourished in West Africa because of what trade.

• Gold and slaves

• Salt and Wheat

• Gold and Silver

• Gold and Salt

What people started in the middle of Africa and migrated to the southern tip of Africa over 1,500 years while spreading its language and culture?

• Swahili

• Bantu

• Muslims

• Songhai

Trading cities along the east coast of Africa all spoke what language, which was a combination of Bantu and Arabic?

• Swahili

• Yoruba

• Ghanese

• Samali

The use of camels allowed African traders to cross the largest desert in Africa called what?

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Mojave Desert

Who was the wealthiest man who ever lived? He went on a pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca and spent so much gold that gold inflated in Egypt.

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Abu Bakar

• Mansa Muhammed

What dynasty took over the Islamic Empire after the death of the 5 rightly guided caliphs? This dynasty also expanded the Empire into Africa and Asia. It was the rise of this Dynasty that led to the Shi'a Sunni Split in Islam.

• Mughals

• Safavids

• Umayyads

• Abbasids

What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

• Faith, Jihad, Fasting, Prayer, Charity

• Faith, Prayer, Hajj, Jihad, Charity

• Prayer, Communion, Baptism, Confirmation, Family Devotion

• Prayer, Fasting, Hajj, Charity, Faith

Which Dynasty was the golden age of Islam?

• Safavids

• Ottomans

• Abbasids

• Mongols

Capital of the Islamic Empire, this city was the center of science, learning and knowledge, as well as a focal point of silk road trade during the Abbasid Islamic Empire.

• Baghdad

• Istanbul

• Constantinople

• Timbuktu