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1.2, 1.5 and 2.4 - Islam, Africa and the Trans-Saharan Trade Rou

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the Berbers?

a)

Nomads from the Sahara who herded camel

b)

Landholders in the Abbasid Empire

c)

non-Arab converts to Islam

d)

the clan in which Muhammad was a member

2.

What area did Ibn Battuta NOT travel to?

a)

Africa

b)

India

c)

Middle East

d)

Northern Europe

3.

What occurred during the Islamic Golden Age?

a)

The translation and preservation of Greco-Roman and Indian advancements

b)

The Middle East fell into a time of conflict and warfare equivalent to the Dark Ages

c)

The income of the wealthiest population was leveled with the lower classes.

d)

The Mongols set up khanates in the region.

4.

Islam spread to various regions in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:

a)

trade and merchants

b)

forced conversion by the sword

c)

military conquest

d)

conversion of political leaders

5.

Sharia Law governed all of the following regions from 1200-1450, EXCEPT:

a)

Cordoba

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Kilwa

d)

Mali

6.

People of the Book ...

a)

were Jews and Christians in Muslim Lands

b)

were forced to convert to Islam

c)

managed trade on the Indian Ocean routes

d)

could not worship their religions in Muslim-run governments

7.

Hijra ...

a)

marks year "0" in the Islamic calendar

b)

is the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.

c)

was the name of the Mecca trading family

d)

is the pilgrimage to Mecca

8.

The Reconquista...

a)

was in 1492

b)

was carried out by Ferdinand and Isabella

c)

was a victory for Muslims in Spain

d)

persecuted both Muslims and Jews

9.

Where is this?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Mali

c)

Spain

d)

India

10.

Baghdad was:

a)

the capital of the Abbasid Empire

b)

the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate

c)

the capital of Spain

d)

the capital of the Malian Empire

11.

Musa's wealth was a result of the countries vast resources of?

a)

Salt

b)

Gold

c)

Copper

d)

Spices

12.
What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?
a)
gold
b)
sliver
c)
salt
13.

The Swahili language developed from a mixture of what languages?

a)

Chinese and Arabic

b)

Chinese and Bantu

c)

Bantu and Arabic

d)

Bantu and Egyptian

14.

True or False: Islam is monotheistic. (Belief in one god)

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Fasting is one of the 5 Pillars. When do Muslims fast?

a)

During Eid ul-Fitr

b)

On Sundays

c)

Everyday

d)

During Ramadan