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WorksheetsAfrican Kingdoms and Islam
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who was the founder of Islam? (He is called The Prophet of Islam)
Buddha
Muhammad
Jesus
Solomon
Who was Muhammad's first wife?
Khadijah
Aisha
Hafsah
Zaynab
What is the language of Islam?
Arabic
Greek
Latin
Hebrew
On what peninsula was Muhammad born?
Sinai
Balkan
Jutland
Arabia
What is a group of people who are all descended from the same ancestor?
caravan
clan
cabal
cacophony
What is the name for a person who believes in Islam?
Hindu
Christian
Jew
Muslim
What is a freshwater location in a desert called?
mirage
oasis
aqueduct
wadi
How many Pillars of Islam are there?
three
four
five
eight
Who was the first great king of Mali who united the tribes of the area?
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Muhammad
Suleiman the Magnificent
What type of geography in Africa is where grasslands, shrubs, and trees grow on open, flat areas?
savanna
tundra
rain forest
desert
Who are the people of Africa who roam from place to place?
nomads
settlers
farmers
sheiks
What is the Arabic word for "flight" that is used to describe Muhammad's departure from Mecca?
Kaaba
Salaam
Hegira
Shukran
What is the Islamic word for "struggle" or "holy war"?
jihad
kaaba
shukran
salaam
What is the Islamic requirement of hajj?
pray daily
fast from eating/drinking
give to the poor
make a trip to Mecca
What was the largest of the West African trading kingdoms?
Ghana
Songhai
Mali
Great Zimbabwe
In what century was Islam started?
AD 500s
AD 600s
AD 700s
AD 800s
What is the Islamic prayer requirement?
three times per day
five times per day
seven times per day
twelve times per day
What is the name of the largest desert in the world?
Gobi
Kalahari
Mojave
Sahara
What is the word for a large group of people traveling together for safety/companionship?
caravel
caravan
caramel
camellary
Muhammad claimed that what angel visited him in the cave?
Michael
Gabriel
Raphael
Abdiel
What is the first Islamic requirement?
Confess Allah as God and Muhammad as Prophet
Confess Jehovah as God and Jesus as Messiah
Confess Brahman as God and Buddha as Prophet
Confess Allah as God and Abraham as Prophet
What is the Arabic word for "the God"?
Jehovah
Allah
Vishna
Brahma
What is the main holy book of Islam?
The Bible
The Bhagavad Gita
The Analects
The Qur'an
What was the first and smallest of the three West African kingdoms that we studied?
Songhai
Mali
Ghana
Aksum
What is a trip to a holy/sacred place called?
pilgrimage
voyage
caravan
villanelle
Who was one of the wealthiest kings ever who ruled over Mali and shared his gold in Egypt on a trip to Mecca?
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Suleiman the Magnificent
Ramses the Great
What is the name of the large cube-like structure that Muslims walk around and pray around?
Synagogue
Temple
Salaam
Kaaba
Which of these was NOT a source of wealth for the West African trading nations?
Salt
Gold
Slaves
Pepper
What is the name of an Islamic house of worship?
Church
Mosque
Temple
Synagogue
Muhammad was born in or near which town?
Medina
Mecca
Cairo
Jerusalem
What is an African storyteller called?
djinnee
griot
minstrel
oba
What is a ruler from the kingdom of Benin called?
oba
oni
griot
imam
What is a ruler from the kingdom of Ile-Ife called?
oba
griot
oni
imam
