Download Unit #7 Review Sheet on Islam and Africa

Social Studies 9R
Mr. Berman
Review Sheet for Test on Islam and Africa
Terms and Concepts for Islam and Africa:
Allah
Hajj
Kaaba
Abu Bakr
Shiite Muslims
Ummayad Dynasty
Jihad
Bantu Migrations
Ghana
Five Pillars of Islam
“People of the Book”
Caliph
House of Wisdom
Sunni Muslims
Abbasid Dynasty
Animism
Gold-Salt trade
Mali
Qur’an
Hijrah
Sunna
Sharia
Mosque
Hijab
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
Songhai
Questions to Consider:
1. What common stereotypes exist about Islam today? Why?
2. What were some key events in the life of Muhammad?
3. How does Islam compare to Judaism and Christianity (discuss important
similarities and differences)?
4. What factors allowed the Arab Empire to spread and unify numerous peoples?
5. What achievements in medicine, literature, mathematics and science were made
during the Golden Age of Islamic Civilization?
6. What are some of the key similarities and differences between Sunni and Shiite
Muslims? How does the rivalry beteen Sunni and Shiite Muslims still influence
the world today?
7. How have women been treated under Islam? Do you believe that Islam is a
religion that discriminates against women?
8. Desribe the different geographic regions on the continent of Africa.
9. How did the gold-salt trade contribute to the rise of powerful kingdoms in
Western Africa?
10. What were some of the major accomplishments of the Western African kingdoms
of Ghana, Mali and Songhai?
11. How did Islam spread to Africa and what role did Mansa Musa and Ibn Battuta
play in this process?