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African Kingdoms and Islam

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder of Islam? (He is called The Prophet of Islam)

a)

Buddha

b)

Muhammad

c)

Jesus

d)

Solomon

2.

Who was Muhammad's first wife?

a)

Khadijah

b)

Aisha

c)

Hafsah

d)

Zaynab

3.

What is the language of Islam?

a)

Arabic

b)

Greek

c)

Latin

d)

Hebrew

4.

On what peninsula was Muhammad born?

a)

Sinai

b)

Balkan

c)

Jutland

d)

Arabia

5.

What is a group of people who are all descended from the same ancestor?

a)

caravan

b)

clan

c)

cabal

d)

cacophony

6.

What is the name for a person who believes in Islam?

a)

Hindu

b)

Christian

c)

Jew

d)

Muslim

7.

What is a freshwater location in a desert called?

a)

mirage

b)

oasis

c)

aqueduct

d)

wadi

8.

How many Pillars of Islam are there?

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

eight

9.

Who was the first great king of Mali who united the tribes of the area?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata

c)

Muhammad

d)

Suleiman the Magnificent

10.

What type of geography in Africa is where grasslands, shrubs, and trees grow on open, flat areas?

a)

savanna

b)

tundra

c)

rain forest

d)

desert

11.

Who are the people of Africa who roam from place to place?

a)

nomads

b)

settlers

c)

farmers

d)

sheiks

12.

What is the Arabic word for "flight" that is used to describe Muhammad's departure from Mecca?

a)

Kaaba

b)

Salaam

c)

Hegira

d)

Shukran

13.

What is the Islamic word for "struggle" or "holy war"?

a)

jihad

b)

kaaba

c)

shukran

d)

salaam

14.

What is the Islamic requirement of hajj?

a)

pray daily

b)

fast from eating/drinking

c)

give to the poor

d)

make a trip to Mecca

15.

What was the largest of the West African trading kingdoms?

a)

Ghana

b)

Songhai

c)

Mali

d)

Great Zimbabwe

16.

In what century was Islam started?

a)

AD 500s

b)

AD 600s

c)

AD 700s

d)

AD 800s

17.

What is the Islamic prayer requirement?

a)

three times per day

b)

five times per day

c)

seven times per day

d)

twelve times per day

18.

What is the name of the largest desert in the world?

a)

Gobi

b)

Kalahari

c)

Mojave

d)

Sahara

19.

What is the word for a large group of people traveling together for safety/companionship?

a)

caravel

b)

caravan

c)

caramel

d)

camellary

20.

Muhammad claimed that what angel visited him in the cave?

a)

Michael

b)

Gabriel

c)

Raphael

d)

Abdiel

21.

What is the first Islamic requirement?

a)

Confess Allah as God and Muhammad as Prophet

b)

Confess Jehovah as God and Jesus as Messiah

c)

Confess Brahman as God and Buddha as Prophet

d)

Confess Allah as God and Abraham as Prophet

22.

What is the Arabic word for "the God"?

a)

Jehovah

b)

Allah

c)

Vishna

d)

Brahma

23.

What is the main holy book of Islam?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Bhagavad Gita

c)

The Analects

d)

The Qur'an

24.

What was the first and smallest of the three West African kingdoms that we studied?

a)

Songhai

b)

Mali

c)

Ghana

d)

Aksum

25.

What is a trip to a holy/sacred place called?

a)

pilgrimage

b)

voyage

c)

caravan

d)

villanelle

26.

Who was one of the wealthiest kings ever who ruled over Mali and shared his gold in Egypt on a trip to Mecca?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata

c)

Suleiman the Magnificent

d)

Ramses the Great

27.

What is the name of the large cube-like structure that Muslims walk around and pray around?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Temple

c)

Salaam

d)

Kaaba

28.

Which of these was NOT a source of wealth for the West African trading nations?

a)

Salt

b)

Gold

c)

Slaves

d)

Pepper

29.

What is the name of an Islamic house of worship?

a)

Church

b)

Mosque

c)

Temple

d)

Synagogue

30.

Muhammad was born in or near which town?

a)

Medina

b)

Mecca

c)

Cairo

d)

Jerusalem

31.

What is an African storyteller called?

a)

djinnee

b)

griot

c)

minstrel

d)

oba

32.

What is a ruler from the kingdom of Benin called?

a)

oba

b)

oni

c)

griot

d)

imam

33.

What is a ruler from the kingdom of Ile-Ife called?

a)

oba

b)

griot

c)

oni

d)

imam