What does the word Islam mean in Arabic
Submission to Allah
Fear Allah
Remember Allah
What is one way in which Islam is similar to Judaism and Christianity?
They are all polytheistic religions.
They are all monotheistic religions.
Which if the following belong to the Five Pillars of Islam
Declaration of Faith
Declaration of love
Giving charity to the poor
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Fasting from sunrise to sunset
Prayer 2x a day in the direction of Mecca
What was the chief means of social and political organization in African stateless societies?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Ancestry
What did Africans mainly provide in trade between east Africa and Asia?
Silk
Roots
Elephant trunks
Raw materials
The Swahili language developed from a mixture of what languages?
Arabic
French
English
Banta
Hebrew
Who was Mali's first great leader?
Morgan Freeman
Barrack Obama
Mansa Musa
Ussain Bolt
The Songhai people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control if the all important trade routes.
Answer both questions by selecting the boxes that best answers the questions:
T or F: African societies were sometimes matrilineal. What does matrilineal mean
True
False
Matrilineal means children trace their ancestors through their fathers.
Matrilineal means children trace their ancestors through their mothers.
What city controlled trade routes and was the economic, political, and religious center if an African empire?
Timbuktu
Ghana
Zimbabwe
African trade routes shifted to the east several time because it provided a faster route to their destinations.
How did Islam spread throughout Africa? Select all that apply
Trade
Conquest
Political elections
Songhai is most know for its
Food such as fried elephants,
Trading materials such as silk, wood, and ivory
Leaders such as Ali, Askia, and Muhammed
What helped China become the a great sea power under Song leadership?
The invention of a ship
The invention of the axle and wheel
The invention of sails
The invention of a magnetic compass
How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror
By negotiating peace treaties that unified the lands
By staging a political revolution
With the use of organization and military
Kualai Khan follows the nomadic way of life
Why did the Tang Dynasty fall?
Overtaxing of peasants
Famine
Internal rebellions
Lack of imports and exports
