Chapter 8
What best describes medicine of the Islamic caliphates?
highly innovative and professional
Given the importance of class divisions in the Ottoman empire, the best hope for the sons of those peoples the Ottomans conquered was to become
janizaries
The Ottoman empire impacted the non-Muslim peoples of the empire in eastern Europe by
organizing them into millets, or religious communities.
________ influenced African culture and history because it forced people to settle other areas
desertification
_____ was the written and spoken lanuage of the Songhai
Gees
Who was the first kingdom to control trade in Western Africa?
Ghana
What evidence suggests that Great Zimbabwe was a great commercial center?
Artifacts such as beads from India and porcelain from China have been found among the ruins.
Which statement BEST explains how Christianity influenced the development of Axum after A.D. 600?
Axum became increasingly isolated from its Islamic trading partners
Why did conquering Constantinople strengthen the Ottoman empire?
It gave the Ottomans a trading center and a governmental and cultural capital.
Why is Spain a good example of how most conquered peoples of other faiths were treated under the Umayyad caliphate?
Jews and Christians there coexisted peacefully with Muslims, and were allowed to practice their own religions.
The greatest leader of Mali was ______ ______and he converted to Christianity
Mansa Musa
______ was located just south of Egypt
Nubia
____ were the name of the Kings in the Benin civilization
Obas
How did the fact that the Safavids were Shiite Muslims affect relations with the Ottomans?
Religious differences increased conflict between the two empires because each was composed of a different sect of Islam
How did Judaism influence Ethiopia's culture?
Some Ethiopians observed some Jewish holidays and dietary laws
What kingdom took over after Mali?
Songhai
How did Suleiman govern the Ottoman Empire?
Suleiman was a strong ruler who governed with a grand vizier and a council.
What makes the Swahili language a valid example supporting the conclusion that East Africa's geographic proximity to the coast affected its culture?
Swahili means "of the coast."
Based on what you learned about Islam, which statement offers the best analysis of the saying? "I commend the merchants to you, for they are the couriers of the horizon and God's trusted servants on Earth."—Sayings of the Prophet
Trade was held in high esteem by Muslims because Muhammad was a merchant, and trade helped spread Islam across a wide area spanning several continents
The Ottoman empire's society was organized
by classes of men of the sword, the pen, negotiation, and husbandry.
Some of the characteristics of Muslim art include
calligraphy, geometric shapes, and an arabesque style
_______ revolutionized trade across the Sahara because they could carry heavy loads and travel miles without water
camels
Rome defeated __________ in the Punic wars.
carthage
