Islam

Question 1

Who was Mansa Musa ?

Answer 1

The first devout Muslim emperor who reigned from 1312 to 1337.

Question 2

What did Islam require and ensure?

Answer 2

Islam required people to be literate, it ensured that people learned to read and write.

Question 3

Why did Islam require and ensure this?

Answer 3

So, through literate administrators, records of taxes could be kept by a ruler, making administration more efficient.

Question 4

What could Kingdoms which adopted the Islamic religion do?

Answer 4

They were able to keep written records of goods they bought and sold.

Question 5

Mecca?

Answer 5

The centre of trade in the Arab world.

Question 6

Holy book?

Answer 6

Qur’an.

Question 7

Where did Islam originate?

Answer 7

In the Middle East

Question 8

How did Islam make it’s way to Mali?

Answer 8

From 9th Century AD, Arab Muslim traders travelled to West Africa to trade goods. Traders not only brought goods, they brought the Islamic religion. Islam was gradually spread by contact through international trade and commerce.

Question 9

Name of the Muslim god?

Answer 9

Allah

Question 10

Commerce means?

Answer 10

Business

Question 11

The Great Mosque?

Answer 11

The oldest Mosque in Timbuktu, it was built in the early 14th Century.