Starter quiz
- The religion of Muslim people is ______.
- 'Islam' ✓
- Which religion or worldview did most of the goldfield miners of Western Africa during the medieval period follow?
- Islam
- Christianity
- animism ✓
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- Match the name of the leader with the correct information. Write the correct letter in each box.
- Mansa Musa⇔carried a golden bow along with a golden quiver full of golden arrows ✓
- Sundiata Keita⇔nicknamed the ‘Lion Prince’ and ruled with respect ✓
- the Sosso king⇔believed to be a sorcerer who used his powers to conquer the land ✓
- What did the elite of medieval Europe use the gold for? Select all of the correct answers..
- Rulers needed gold to mint coins to pay their armies ✓
- They didn't; they traded it for salt.
- They needed gold to demonstrate their wealth and power. ✓
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- The Sankore Mosque was improved upon under the leadership of Mansa Musa for which one of the following reasons?
- to increase the wealth of knowledge held by the Mali Empire ✓
- because it was falling down
- to show other empires how much gold Mansa Musa had
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- An excavation in the earth to extract minerals is known as a ______.
- 'mine' ✓
Exit quiz
- A follower of the religion of Islam is a ______.
- 'Muslim' ✓
- In which region of Africa did Islam begin to spread in the 7th century?
- East Africa
- North Africa ✓
- West Africa
- South Africa
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- In which of the following areas did Islam made great scientific and technological advances?
- mathematics ✓
- medicine ✓
- mining
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- Which of the following examples is a way in which knowledge was usually shared prior to the spread of Islam?
- by traders
- orally through the songs of poet-historians known as griots ✓
- through ancient books
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- How was knowledge in West Africa usually shared after the spread of Islam?
- by traders
- orally through the songs of poet-historians known as griots
- in books and manuscripts ✓
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- Which flourishing trade emerged in Timbuktu after the spread of Islam?
- book-copying trade ✓
- salt trade
- gold trade
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Key learning points
- Islam was the dominant religion throughout North Africa.
- Muslim traders helped other Muslim traders.
- The Islamic tradition prized literacy and education.
- Islamic thought influenced the culture of the Mali Empire.
- Many books were copied or written in the Mali Empire, and mosques were built to house some of these.
Common misconception
Muslims mainly live in the Middle East.
Islam is the second most popular religion in the world, with Muslim-majority countries spread as far as Morocco in the west to Indonesia in the east.
Keywords
Islam - Islam is the religion of Muslim people
Trade - trade means the exchange of goods
Muslim - a Muslim is a follower of the religion of Islam
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