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Name ______________________________________ Period _____ Date ________________________ AP WORLD HISTORY STUDY SESSION #3 Islam and African Civilizations RISE AND SPREAD OF ISLAM THE PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIAN WORLD Describe the lifestyle of the Bedouins, inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula, prior to the 7th century CE: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________ MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM Fill in the Blanks: The Prophet Muhammad claimed to receive messages from God through the Angel ________________ while meditating in the outskirts of ______________, a key trade center in the Arabian Peninsula. The Five Pillars of Islam 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ 4._________________________________________ 5._________________________________________ Fill in the Blanks: Following the death of Muhammad, Islam split into two separate sects (groups): _____________________ and _________________________. What two factors caused the divide in Islam: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ Fill in the Blanks: The first Muslim Empire to establish control over the Middle East and North Africa was the ___________________. They were replaced by the ____________________, who expanded the empire further and moved their capital city to ____________________. Factors that led to the decline of large Muslim Empires by the 13th century CE: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ AGE OF LEARNING AND ART Cultural/Academic Achievements of Muslims in the Middle Ages: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ What were the two main methods through which Islam spread to Africa and Southeast Asia: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ The three Muslim Empires in Asia at the end of the Middle Ages and their general locations: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS AND SPREAD OF ISLAM AFRICAN SOCIETIES Features of African civilizations prior to the Middle Ages: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ Fill in the Blanks: The Kingdom of __________________ converted to Christianity under the leadership of King ________________ in the 4th century CE. KINGDOMS OF THE GRASSLANDS (NW) Fill in the Blanks: Islam spread throughout the Sahara region of northern Africa due to the influence of the __________________ and the __________________________. The three largest trade empires in West Africa during the Middle Ages: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ Fill in the Blanks: All 3 of West Africa’s greatest trade empires in the Middle Ages converted to __________________, as evidenced by the center of religious learning established in the city of __________________ and the pilgrimage to ______________ by ____________________. SWAHILI COAST OF EAST AFRICA List at least 3 of the cultures which influenced civilization in East Africa during the Middle Ages: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ Swahili is a mixture of what 2 languages/cultures? 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ PEOPLES OF THE FOREST AND PLAINS (CENTRAL AFRICA) Features of Central African civilization during the Middle Ages: 1._________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ Fill in the Blank: The largest center of trade along the southeast coast of Africa in the latter Middle Ages is known as ____________________________.