Unit Five Review

  1. Review and study all vocabulary and maps
  2. Describe why the location of the origin of Islam is significant.
  1. According to Muslims, who built the Ka’aba?
  2. What does “God” mean in Arabic?
  3. In what year was Muhammad born, and how old was he when he received a revelation from the angel Gabriel?
  4. What did Muhammad come to believe after his encounter with Gabriel?
  1. What do the terms “Islam” and “Muslim” mean in Arabic?
  1. What book do Muslims consider sacred and where do they worship?
  1. Why does Muhammad go to Yathrib (Medina), and what happens when he comes back to Mecca?
  1. List and describe the Five Pillars of Islam.
  1. What is the hajj?
  1. Who was the first caliph in Islam, and by what method did he spread Islam?
  1. What did Muslims allow conquered people continue to do?
  1. List and describe the two main divisions in Islam.
  1. What two bodies of water did Muslim have access to, giving them an advantage in regards to trade?
  1. What Muslim city in modern-day Spain was a renowned city of culture and achievement?
  1. What motivated Muslims to make advances in astronomy and what invention made travel easier?
  1. Why is Ibn Battuta significant in world history?
  1. What are the Abrahamic religions and also the three major monotheistic religions?
  1. What is happening to the largest desert in the world?
  1. What feature of Africa’s coast makes trade more difficult?
  1. What climate is found at the most northern and southern parts of Africa?
  2. What was the impact of the Bantu Migrations?
  1. What language is the mixture of Arabic and Bantu?
  2. What two products made the Kingdom of Ghana wealthy?
  1. What part of Africa was the Kingdom of Ghana located in?
  1. What empire rose in west Africa after Ghana declined?
  1. Who was the first great leader of Mali, and what does “Mali” mean?
  1. Why was Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca significant?
  1. What Empire replaced the empire of Mali?
  1. What was Sunni Ali’s first military triumph?
  1. What did the fall of Songhai conclude?
  1. Name three resources found in Africa.
  1. Know the locations of these rivers: Nile, Niger, Congo, Zambezi, Orange
  1. Where were the Swahili trading cities located?
  1. Why were many Africans enslaved, and what impact did this have on political and economic development?
  1. In what part of Africa is Islam most commonly practiced?
  1. In what part of Africa is Christianity most commonly practiced?