Africa's Great Civilizations

Which of these are in India?

• Mumbai

• Rome

• Dhaka

• Chennai

What did Ibn Yasin promote in his reformist ideas?

• Puritanical form of Islam

• Sufi mysticism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

What was the name of the Almoravid Capital?

• Marrakech

• Sijilmasa

• Córdoba

• Toledo

Where did Ibn Yasin originate from?

• Southern Morocco

• Northern Spain

• Western Sahara

• Eastern Africa

What did Ibn Yasin demand from the city of Sijilmasa?

• Submission due to its sins

• A tribute of gold

• A political alliance

• Religious freedom

Who was Ibn Khaldun and what did he write in the late 14th century?

• A philosopher who wrote about astronomy

• A scholar who wrote a universal history

• A mathematician who wrote about geometry

• A poet who wrote about love

Which city became a rich commercial city due to its location on the African Continent?

• Marrakech

• Fes

• Sijilmasa

• Córdoba

What was the Almohad movement derived from?

• The Berbers

• The Arabs

• The Monks

• The Christians

What was the name of the city founded in the year 1070 that became a center of politics and law?

• Timbuktu

• Marrakesh

• Ilé-Ifẹ̀

• Mumbai

What did archaeologists uncover in 1947 that shed new light on the Almoravid period?

• The Koubba

• The Great Mosque of Córdoba

• The Tower of London

• The Great Wall of China