North Africa Islam

Islam spread into _______________ from Saudi Arabia.

• South Africa

• East Africa

• Madagascar

• North Africa

__________ was the prophet who helped establish the religion of Islam.

• Jesus

• The Pope

• Buddha

• Muhammad

_____________ was the sacred religious book of Islam.

• The Torah

• The Bible

• The Quran

• The Scriptures

Islam spread throughout Africa due to _______________.

• War

• Ships

• Trade

• The Crusades

Why were most African people open to the idea of converting to Islam?

• They were hoping to escape persecution from the Roman Empire

• They were seeking Allah in order to make the journey to Mecca

• They had bad experiences with the Christian Roman Empire/Byzantine Empire

• None of the above

What two major trade resources came from the African Empires?

• Salt

• Oil

• Gold

• Silver

LOOK AT THE MAP: Which African Empire was the dark brown colored area?

• The Yangtze Empire

• The Songhai Empire

• The Belize Empire

• The Ghana Empire

The lighter brown color surrounding the Ghana Empire is the _________ Empire.

• Song

• Mali

• Yangtze

• Mehdi

The green area on the map was the _________ Empire.

• Egyptian

• Tao

• Songhai

• Persian

TRUE or FALSE: Muhammad conquered Mecca, established and expanded his Islamic Empire.

• TRUE

• FALSE