Benchmark #2 Review (7.01 - 7.39)

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Where did Islam originate? Options: Abrabian peninsula, China, North Africa, India

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Abrabian peninsula

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These include prayer, fasting, and charity.

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the five pillars of Islam

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What is the Holy book of Islam?

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Qur'an

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Which European nation did the early Islamic Empire include? Options: Germany, France, Spain, Italy

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Spain

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Which of the following was NOT one of the major accomplishments of Islamic scholars? Translation of ancient Greek texts into Arabic, Advancements in astronomy, Medicine, The invention of gunpowder

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The invention of gunpowder

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What river did all West African Trading Kingdoms develop around? Options: Nile, Niger, Congo, Zambezi

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Niger

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Which city became the center of learning in Mali?

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Timbuktu

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This Muslim leader in Mali started to spread Islam through West Africa: Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Askia the Great, Muhammad Ture

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Mansa Musa

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The people of West Africa preserved the record of their past through the use of: oral histories, cuneiform writings, stories written on scrolls, hieroglyphics

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oral histories

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The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 

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control of trade routes