| A | B |
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| Whar is Muhammad considered? | prohet of Allah |
| What two bonds hold the Islamic world together? | Koran and Arabic language |
| Are there paintings of Muhammad? | no |
| What made the kings of Ghana absolute? | free to govern without laws; prospered from iron and gold |
| Who were the Bedouins and what did they do for trade? | Arabs in the desert, ??????? |
| What is Swahili? | peoples of the coast; African/Arabian culture; language mix of Bantu and Arabic |
| What is subsistence farming? | growing just enough crops for personal use |
| What is an African lineage group? | all members descended from common ancestor |
| What did Axum become? | Ethiopia |
| Who were the Bedouins that carried trade across the African desert? | Berbers |
| What appears to be known about the Kush society? | widespread prosperity |
| What made Axum unique? | Christianity |
| Who is Sundiata Keita like in U.S. history? | George Washington |
| What is a gallery? | over entrance gate to palace, had holes to pour boiling oil through |
| What is the Black Stone and who originally worshipped it? | meteorite, all tribes |
| What is the kibla? | wall of mosque that faces Mecca (east) |
| Who did Alexius I ask Christian Europe for help against? | Muslims |
| Who are the Shi'ites? | accept descendents of Ali for Caliph (Iran/Iraq) |
| What is the jihad and where did it originate? | struggle in the way of god; used to channel Bedouin war tendencies? |
| Why do Islamic women cover their bodies in public? | Arab custom |
| Who are the Sunnites? | accept descendents of Umayyad dynasty for Caliph (most Muslims) |
| Who is Ibn Sina? | wrote medical encyclopedia that became medical textbook in Europe |
| What is at the heart of Islam? | Koran |
| What does Islam mean? | submission to the will of Allah |
| What is the hegira? | Muhammad's journey to Mecca;1st year of Islamic calender (622 AD) |
| What does sultan mean? | holder of power |
| What does hajj mean? | pilgrimage to Mecca |
