MWH Module 1 Section #2 Bellwork

Using the graph answer the following question. What were the four major religions by the end of the Middle Ages? Select the 4 correct answers.

• Judaism, Folk, Unaffiliated, Christianity

• Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism

• Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
• Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Unaffiliated

Which of the following are considered Abrahamic religions?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

What characteristic do those three religions have in common?

• They are Polytheistic

• Belief in a messiah

• They are Monotheistic

• They are three of the four major world religions.

Who was Mansa Musa?

• A ruler of the Songhai Empire

• A merchant who controlled the salt trade

• A ruler of Mali

• A European explorer who traded with Africa

What were some of Mansa Musa's achievements? Select the three correct answers.

• He invited scholars to Mali to teach religion, law, math, and medicine.

• He conquered all of North Africa.

• He made Islam Mali's official religion and built mosques and libraries in the city of Timbuktu.

• He went on a pilgrimage to Mecca and spent so much gold on gifts for his hosts that gold lost its value.

• He signed trade agreements with European powers.

What were the three West African Empires?

• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

• Ghana, Mali, and Egypt

• Mali, Songhai, and Nubia

• Ghana, Songhai, and Ethiopia

Match the following African Empires with key characteristics:

• Known for its wealth from gold and salt

• Ghana

• Mansa Musa’s empire and the center of Is

• Songhai

• Expanded trade and strengthened the mili

• Mali

Put these empires in the correct chronological order of dominance:

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

The city of Timbuktu became a center for ​ (a)   under Mansa Musa.

• Islamic learning and culture
• Military training
• Agricultural development
• European trade