West Africa Culture & Islamic Influences Review

Which of these was most influential in spreading Islam throughout West African culture?

• War

• Politics

• Trade

• Sports

Which Islamic influence can be seen in this image?

• Education

• Government and Law

• Education

• Decorative Arts

What is the best way to describe what is being illustrated in this photograph?

• A religious practice introduced to West Africa by Islam

• An educational influence of Islam seen in West Africa

• People writing in a language brought to West Africa by Islam

• A practice put in place because of West African use of Sharia

This picture represents how Islam influenced decorative arts.

What is this an example of?

• Geometric Patterns

• Calligraphy

• Calisthenics

• Sharia

Griots preserving the oral traditions of their communities is an example of how they spread:

• culinary arts

• religion

• culture

• decorative arts

Which of the following quotes best describes the importance of a griot to their community?

• When a griot dies, a book must be written.

• When a griot is born, you have to build a library.

• When a griot speaks, you'd better listen.

• When a griot dies, it as if a library burns.

Which of these terms describes how people in West Africa transmitted their history, culture, and social values from one generation to the next without a written language?

• Oral Tradition

• Writing Without Words

• Written Tradition

• Organized Religion

Mosques in West Africa show Islamic influences in which two areas of culture?

• Religion

• Government & Law

• Decorative Arts

• Architecture

What is the term that means the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group?

• influence

• culture

• religion

• trade

Which of these was not a responsibility of griots in West African villages?

• storyteller

• musician

• historian

• lawmaker