Unit 4 World Kahoot
Which of the following is one of the five pillars of Islam? (Unit 4)
Prayer
Shi'a Muslims believe that the ruler of all Muslims should be... (Unit 4)
A descendant of Muhammad
Which two societies were both Muslim states? (Unit 4)
Almoravids and Almohads
What are the five pillars of Islam? (Unit 4)
Alms: give money to the poor Faith: no god but allah, muhammad is messenger of allah Prayer: pray 5 times a day facing Mecca Fasting: during ramadan; to remind that their spiritual needs are greater than physical ones Pilgrimage: called a hajj-pilgrimage to mecca at least once in lifetime
What is a possible positive impact of an influx of migrants to an already-settled area? (Unit 4)
An enriched culture
The Sunni Muslims believe that the ruler of all Muslims should be... (Unit 4)
Any devout Muslim elected by other Muslims
What is animism? (Unit 4)
Belief that there are spirits in all the natural world
What kind of artwork is the Kingdom of Benin known for using? (Unit 4)
Bronze
What is a possible negative impact of an influx of migrants to an already-settled area? (Unit 4)
Increased unemployment, Friction between the original people in the area
What are the reasons people migrate called? (Unit 4)
Push-pull factors
Fasting is done from sun up to sun down during what Muslim holiday? (Unit 4)
Ramadan
The large portion of the African continent is covered by grassy plains known as... (Unit 4)
Savanna
What caused the greatest growth of Islam in East Africa? (Unit 4)
The increase in trade
How were non-Muslim conquered peoples generally treated by the Islamic Empires? (Unit 4)
Their religions were tolerated but they were taxed
Why did the Hausa city-states never build an empire? (Unit 4)
There was frequent fighting among the city-states
What was a weakness of the Songhai empire? (Unit 4)
They lacked modern weapons
What is a significant characteristic of the Efe people? (Unit 4)
They were not governed by formal written laws
Which African society lasted for the longest time? (Unit 4)
Igbo People
To what extent did the West African Iron Age differ from that of other cultures? (Unit 4)
They never had the Bronze Age and went right to the Iron Age
What is a hajj? (Unit 4)
A pilgrimage or journey to Mecca
In African stateless societies, how were they politically organized? (Unit 4)
By using lineage groups
Why were people threatened by the new religion of Islam? (Unit 4)
Islam was monotheistic and differed from their polytheism
What is an effect of the Bantu-speaking peoples migration? (Unit 4)
Cultural diffusion and sharing of new ideas
What led to the Shi'a—Sunni split in Islam? (Unit 4)
Debates over should rule after the death of Muhammad
What's the meaning of the term "People of the Book" between Christians, Muslim, and Jews? (Unit 4)
Each religion has a holy book with similar teachings
Which was the first society to grow wealthy through trade? (Unit 4)
Ghana
What are alms? (Unit 4)
Giving money to the poor
What city was the economic, political and religious center of an empire in southern Africa? (Unit 4)
Great Zimbabwe
What is a "stateless society?" (Unit 4)
Groups that did not have formal leaders or centralized power
Why was Askia Muhammad an important ruler? (Unit 4)
He created an efficient tax system, He hired good government officials
Which of the following best describes an achievement of Mansa Musa? (Unit 4)
He was an Islamic leader who brought Mali to its height
How did the House of Wisdom preserve Classical Mediterranean writings? (Unit 4)
It translated ancient works into Arabic
How was Kilwa different from most societies? (Unit 4)
It was organized as city-states
What is significant about the West African civilization known as Ghana? (Unit 4)
It was the first centralized society in sub-Saharan Africa
Why is the city of Djenne-Djeno famous? (Unit 4)
It was the oldest known city in Africa south of the Sahara
What was the economic importance of Mecca? (Unit 4)
Its location connected it to major trade routes
Where is the Ka'ba, the holiest site in Islam? (Unit 4)
Mecca
When Muhammad left Mecca, he went to the city of ______, the second holiest site in Islam. (Unit 4)
Medina
What type of religion is Islam? (Unit 4)
Monotheistic
Who is the founder of Islam? (Unit 4)
Muhammad
How did the early Muslim "scientific method" differ from that of Classical Greek scholars? (Unit 4)
Muslims used observation and experimentation, Greeks used reasoning
What was Africa's earliest known culture? (Unit 4)
Nok
What's one difference between the Umayyad Empire and the Abbasid Empire? (Unit 4)
One focused on conquest and the other a strong bureaucracy
What is the religious set of laws that are based on the Hadith and the Qur'an? (Unit 4)
Shari'a
Which group has the largest population in Islam today? (Unit 4)
Sunni
What holy book represents the words Allah spoke to Muhammad? (Unit 4)
The Qur'an
Which is an example of cultural diffusion? (Unit 4)
The creation of a new language: Swahili
What is a significant characteristic of the Songhai Empire? (Unit 4)
Was an Islamic empire that dominated gold-salt trade
In Africa, as elsewhere, what led to specialization and permanent villages? (Unit 4)
the development of agriculture
What was a major reason why the Bantu-speaking peoples migrated? (Unit 4)
the effects of slash-and-burn farming
How did the Abbasids control their large empire? (Unit 4)
through a large bureaucracy
