1) First caliph after the death of Muhammed who grew the caliphate through jihad  a) Mansa Musa b) Ali c) Abu-Bakr 2) The founder of the Mali empire who crushed his enemies and won control of the gold trade routes a) Abu-Bakr b) Sundiata c) Mansa Musa 3) Arab prophet who founded the religion of Islam a) Muhammed b) Ali c) Ibn Battuta 4) Moroccan Muslim scholar; the most widely traveled to Islamic lands from China to Spain and western Sudan a) Mansa Musa b) Ibn Battuta c) Sundiata 5) An emperor of Mali who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 CE/AD a) Abu-Bakr b) Sundiata c) Mansa Musa 6) Last rightfully guided caliph who is considered the first caliph by the Shiites; assassinated in 661CE/AD a) Ali b) Muhammed c) Ibn Battuta 7) Important Muslim library known for the preservation of Greco-Roman texts by translating texts into Arabic, therefore, preserving this culture.  a) Mecca b) House of Wisdom, Bagdad c) Songhai 8) First known kingdom in sub-Saharan West Africa between the 6th and 13th centuries, also known as the Gold Coast for its role in the gold and salt trade a) Ghana b) Mali c) Timbuktu 9) Kingdom in West Africa that followed the kingdom of Ghana and encouraged the spread of Islam; its wealth is also based on trans-Saharan trade a) Ghana b) Mecca c) Mali 10) West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled trade from 1400 to 1591 CE/AD, until it fell to invaders with guns a) Timbuktu b) Songhai c) House of Wisdom 11) Mali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning a) Mali b) House of Wisdom c) Timbuktu 12) The holiest city of Islam and Muhammad's birthplace a) Mecca b) Songhai c) Ghana 13) Fifth pillar of the Muslim faith: visit Mecca at least once in your lifetime a) Shariah Law b) Qur'an c) Hajj 14) Islamic legal system based on the Qur'an a) Hajj b) Shariah Law c) Swahili 15) Arab ships used in the Indian Ocean trade characterized by a long triangular sail a) Arab Dhow b) Silk Road c) Qur'an 16) Arabic-influenced Bantu language that is spoken widely in eastern and central Africa a) Hajj b) Swahili c) Shariah Law 17) The holy book of Islam a) Hajj b) Arab Dhow c) Qur'an 18) Historically important trade route between China and the Mediterranean a) Swahili b) Silk Road c) Arab Dhow

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