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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?