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West Africa Test #3
Test Description: Influence of Islam on West Africa (TCI History Alive! Chapter 14)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What first brought Islam to West Africa?
A
trade
B
Crusades
C
war
D
emperors
2) Which of the following is NOT an Islamic influence on education and language?
A
Muslims treasured books and used the printing press to produce many more books.
B
Kings began to keep written records and to correspond with the rulers of other countries.
C
Classes were taught by imams--Muslim religious leaders
D
Arabic was used to write about the history and culture of West Africa.
3) Mali first appeared on a European map in 1339. What does its appearance there reflect?
A
Europeans had started visiting Mali.
B
Mali had only recently started trading with Europeans.
C
Mali had become an important empire.
D
Europeans had only recently started selling African maps.
4) Which of the following is NOT evidence of Islamic influence on West African government and law?
A
Government was more centralized, and kings exercised more control over the local rulers
B
Shari-ah law replaced the traditional, customary law of West Africa, which were not written and often based on superstition.
C
The right to rule was traced through the women instead of the men.
D
Judges and courts decided if laws had been broken and if there should be a punishment.
5) Why did Islam spread fairly easily in Mali?
A
Muslim leaders visited Mali and befriended the people there.
B
People in Mali believed Islam was the only true religion.
C
Muslim leaders conquered Mali and imposed Islamic law.
D
People in Mali practiced Islam with their traditional religions.
6) Which of the following is NOT evidence of Islamic influence on West African Architectural styles?
A
West Africans built mosques with minarets.
B
The style of housing changed from round, domed structures to rectangular houses with flat roofs.
C
Taller buildings were often built using mud and projecting beams, that could be used as scaffolding.
D
West Africans build small shrines to the forces of nature--i.e., wind, rain, sun, earth.
7) What would be the best title for this list of changes: succession became patrilineal; government became more centralized; West Africans adopted shari-ah?
A
The Effects of Islam on Qur-anic Laws
B
Causes of the Fall of Mansa Musa
C
The Effect of Islam on West African Governments
D
Causes of the Fall of the Empire of Ghana
8) Which of the following is NOT evidence of Islamic influence on West African religious practices?
A
West African Muslims throw dust over their heads when the emir approaches.
B
Children who did not memorize the Qur-an were put into chains until they did.
C
A feast is celebrated at the end of Ramadan that commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac.
D
West Africans kept the religious traditions they did not contradict the Five Pillars of Faith.
9) What was the most important feature of education in Muslim West Africa?
A
It led to many new inventions.
B
It took place in Timbuktu.
C
It included boys and girls.
D
It was based on studying Islam.
10) Which of the following is NOT evidence of Islamic influence on West African decorative arts?
A
West Africans decorated their clothing with leaf and flower prints.
B
West Africans used calligraphy as decoration on their clothing.
C
West Africans wore a robe with wide, long sleeves and a long skirt.
D
Geometric designs were carved into West African spears and shields.
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