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Jihad means:
a) Acts of terrorism
b) Month long act of fasting during daylight hours
c) Holy War
d) Submission
The Split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims began over a disagreement over
a) The choice of a leader
b) A belief in one God
c) Acceptance of the Qu'ran
d) The required pilgrimmage to Mecca
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must:
a) Read the Bible
b) Give alms
c) Believe in many gods
d) Obey official priests
To Muslims, the Qu'ran is:
a) A theoretical work with little application to daily life
b) Only a guide written by a group of Muslim scholars
c) Superseded by the Sharia
d) The final authority on all matters
Which of the following beliefs is held by Muslims, Christians, and Jews
a) Belief in reincarnation
b) Belief in Jesus as the Messiah
c) Belief in one God
d) Belief in Muhammad
Trade across the Sahara Desert was revolutionized by the:
a) Camel caravan
b) Desertification
c) Horse-drawn chariots
d) New roadways
The name of the Islamic church is a:
a) Temple
b) Church
c) Synagogue
d) Mosque
Where did Islam originate?
a) Timbuktu
b) Mecca
c) Medina
d) Madagascar
What are the Five Pillars of Islam
a) Pilgrimage, Faith, Fasting, Charity, Feudalism
b) Fasting, Charity. Faith, Fellowship, Prayer
c) Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage, Prayer, Faith
d) Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Jihad
The starting point of the Muslim calendar is called the -
a) Hegira
b) Ramadan
c) Yom KIppur
d) Passover
Born in 570 AD, he was the founder of Islam
a) Gabriel
b) Jesus
c) Abraham
d) Muhammad
How many times a day do Muslim's pray?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 2
A caliph is:
a) a tool used to write
b) a Muslim holy book
c) a Muslim leader of a geographical area
d) One of the Five Pillars of Islam
What goods were traded in Ghana?
a) Guns, Ammunition, Clothing, Raw Materials
b) Finished materials, Textiles, Animal skins
c) Gold and Salt
d) None of the above
The center for learning and trade in Western Africa was:
a) Mecca
b) Timbuktu
c) Senegal
d) Songhai
How did Islam influence Mali emperor Mansa Musa?
a) He adapted Islamic educational techniques
b) He rejected Muslim military techniques
c) He based his system of justice on the Qu'ran
d) He revised the Arabic language based on Islamic traditions
The Sahara trade was dominated by which two products?
a) Copper and Gold
b) Salt and Pepper
c) Gold and Salt
d) Diamonds and Iron Ore
Why was Salt so valuable?
a) Salt was used as a fertilizer
b) Salt was used in many religious ceremonies
c) People needed salt for their diets, preserve and season foods
d) Salt was a medicine
Great civilizations in West Africa arose:
a) In the Sahel desert
b) Along the Niger River
c) Along the Atlantic coast
d) In the Atlas Mountains
What do Muslim's face when they pray?
a) Heaven
b) Mecca
c) Jerusalem
d) Bethlehem
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