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Islamic & African Empires/Trade

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Quran?
a)
The most holy city of Islam
b)
 The leader of the Muslim world
c)
The pilgrimage Muslims make to Mecca
d)
The holy book of Islam
2.
What are the five basic acts that form the framework of the religion of Islam? 
a)
Five Holy Books
b)
The Five Caliphs
c)
Five Pillars of Islam
d)
Five Commandments
3.
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims called? 
a)
Shahadah
b)
Salat
c)
Hajj
d)
Zakat
4.
What is a Muslim place of worship called?     
a)
Mosque
b)
Church 
c)
Cathedral 
d)
Temple
5.

True or False: The expanse of the Islamic trade network helped to spread the religion of Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other Monotheistic religions?

a)

Hinduism and Judaism

b)

Buddhism and Judaism

c)

Christianity and Judaism

d)

Zoroastrianism and Judaism

7.

Where did Islam originate?

a)

Arabian peninsula

b)

China

c)

North Africa

d)

India

8.
What holy city are Muslism expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Damsacus
9.

Where did Islam spread?

a)

all around the world

b)

the entire continent of Africa

c)

Asia and Africa and into Europe

d)

into Australia

10.
Islam is a _______________ religion.
a)
pagan
b)
cult
c)
monotheistic
d)
polytheistic
11.

Who was the founder and prophet of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Jesus Christ

12.
What is the Arabic word for God?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Jesus
d)
Quran
13.
What are the two holy cities of Islam?
a)
Mecca and Medina
b)
Mecca and Damascus
c)
Damascus and Jerusalem
d)
Petra and Medina
14.
The City of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
a)
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
b)
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
c)
Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
d)
Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
15.

What is significant about Mecca?

a)

It's the city where Jesus was born.

b)

The birthplace of Muhammad

c)

The Dome of the Rock is located here

d)

Crusaders fought for this city

16.

Which of the following is an example of Islamic architecture?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Dome of the Rock

c)

Pantheon

d)

Hagia Sophia

17.

The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets.

a)

Sunni and Shia

b)

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

c)

Mahayana and Theravada

18.
What were the first 4 caliphs called?
a)
Rightly guided ones
b)
Abbasids
c)
Muhammadites
d)
The Guys
19.

According to the Islam religion, who revealed messages from God to Muhammad?

a)

Abraham

b)

the angel Gabriel

c)

Ishmael

20.

Name the West African Kingdoms in order.

a)

Mali-Ghana-Songhai

b)

Ghana-Mali-Songhai

c)

Songhai-Mali-Ghana

d)

Mali-Songhai-Ghana

21.

Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he visited Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

a)

Zakat (Almsgiving)

b)

Hajj (Pilgrimage)

c)

Shahaadah (Faith)

d)

Sawn (Fasting)

22.

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Benin

d)

Great Zimbabwe

23.

The Mali Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Aksum

d)

Benin

24.

How did Mansa Musa gain his wealth?

a)

Taxing the gold-salt trade

b)

Through war and conquest

c)

Generational wealth passed down to him

d)

Saving funds over the years

25.

What happened to the Mali Empire after Mansa Musa returned from his hajj?

a)

The Mali Empire was attacked and conquered by Songhai Empire

b)

Mansa Musa hired architects to build mosques, libraries, and universities

c)

Mansa Musa forced the citizens to convert to Islam

d)

Mansa Musa passed away upon his return and was replaced by his son

26.

What religion most prominently spread along the Trans-Saharan Trade?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hindusim

27.

What were the major goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

a)

Gold and slaves

b)

Iron and slaves

c)

Gold and salt

d)

Iron and gold

28.

What geographic feature located in Africa covers an area roughly size of the USA?

a)

The Red Woods

b)

The Congo Jungle

c)

The Sarengeti Plain

d)

The Sarah Desert

29.

Which religion connects nature with spirits?

a)

Islam

b)

Animism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

30.

This ancient kingdom was located near the Nile River and the Ethiopian Highlands:

a)

Askum

b)

Niger

c)

Tarati

d)

Zomara

31.
Where is Great Zimbabwe located?
a)
Eastern Africa
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Southern Africa
d)
Western Africa
32.

African civilization that is located near the Ethiopian Highlands and the Nile River?

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Axum

33.

African Civilization that was a Christian Kingdom due to its location very near Roman Egypt?

a)

Axum

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Ghana Mali, Songhai

34.

African civilization that is located near the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers?

a)

Axum

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Zimbabwe

35.

African civilization where Great Zimbabwe was the capital?

a)

Axum

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

36.

African kingdom located near the Niger River and the Sahara Desert?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Axum

c)

Zimbabwe

37.

What did people trade on the Trans-Saharan trade route?

a)

gold and salt

b)

silver and gold

c)

gold and porcelain

d)

salt and paper

38.

The city of Timbuktu was the center of trade and learning for which empire(s)?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Axum

c)

Zimbabwe

39.

Which two religions were dominant in Africa?

a)

Islam

b)

Animism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

40.

What does trans-Saharan mean?

a)

below the Sahara Desert

b)

across the Sahara Desert

41.

Islam and Arabic were spread to West Africa through trade with _____________________.

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Islamic Empire

42.

The city of Timbuktu was on the _______________ river.

a)

Zambezi

b)

Limpopo

c)

Nile

d)

Niger

43.

Relative Location: Kingdom located in EAST Africa?

a)

Axum

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Zimbabwe

44.

Relative Location: Kingdom located in Southeast Africa?

a)

Axum

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Zimbabwe

45.

Villages along the East Coast of Africa developed into important _________________.

a)

Shopping malls

b)

trade centers

c)

tombs

d)

museums

46.
The most popular items traded along these routes were spices and cotton.
a)
Trans-Saharan
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Silk Road
47.
Which is true about the Indian Ocean Trade?
1) It spread Buddhism to West Africa
2) It made many cities grow and become rich
3) the traders determined the price of goods
4) it spread Islam to Indonesia
a)
1, 2 and 3 only
b)
1, 3 and 4 only
c)
2, 3 and 4 only
d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
48.
Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes
a)
Silk Road Trade
b)
Trans-Sahara Trade
c)
Maritime Trade 
49.
This ocean is found between Africa, Asia, and Australia
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
50.

Spiritual and political leaders of the Muslims were called

a)

scholars.

b)

caliphs.

c)

traders.

d)

khans.

51.

The Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam originally split over

a)

whether the capital should move to Baghdad.

b)

whether Muhammad was human or a god.

c)

which ruler's authority they respected.

d)

which translation of the Qur'an to use.

52.

Another name for a nomad in Arabia is?

a)

Bedouin

b)

Berber

c)

Bicycle

d)

settler

53.

The cube shaped shrine in Mecca is called the ?

a)

Ka'aba

b)

Cubic square

c)

cubix

d)

Cuba

54.
What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?
a)
Sufi
b)
Shi'a
c)
Sunni
d)
Fatimid
55.
What led to internal conflict in Islam after the death of Muhammad?
a)
On two separate occasions, Muhammad had named different successors.
b)
Followers could not agree on how to continue his military conquests.
c)
Some followers were pacifists who did not wish to continue military action.
d)
Muhammad had neither specified a successor nor indicated how to choose one.
56.

Vocabulary: Branch of Islam whose members believe Ali and his descendants are the rightful successors of Muhammad

a)

Shi'a

b)

Sunni

c)

Qur'an

d)

Hajj

57.

What became the capital of the Islamic Empire?

a)

Baghdad

b)

Damascus

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Timbuktu

58.

What European battle stopped the Muslim advance into Europe?

a)

Battle of Tours

b)

Battle of Baghdad

c)

Battle of Constantinople

d)

Batlle of Thermopylae

59.

Who conquered the city of Baghdad?

a)

Mongols

b)

Persians

c)

Byzantines

d)

Bedouins

60.

Which trade route is most closely connected to the spreading of knowledge of waterwheels and windmills?

a)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

b)

Indian Maritime Route

c)

South China Sea Route

d)

Silk Road

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