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Islam in medieval West Africa

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Islam in medieval West Africa”, from the unit “Medieval West Africa: why was medieval Mali so successful?” (Year 7 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. The religion of Muslim people is ___.
  2. Which religion or worldview did most of the goldfield miners of Western Africa during the medieval period follow?
  3. Match the name of the leader with the correct information. Write the correct letter in each box.
  4. What did the elite of medieval Europe use the gold for? Select all of the correct answers..
  5. The Sankore Mosque was improved upon under the leadership of Mansa Musa for which one of the following reasons?
  6. An excavation in the earth to extract minerals is known as a ___.
  7. A follower of the religion of Islam is a ___.
  8. In which region of Africa did Islam begin to spread in the 7th century?
  9. In which of the following areas did Islam made great scientific and technological advances?
  10. Which of the following examples is a way in which knowledge was usually shared prior to the spread of Islam?
  11. How was knowledge in West Africa usually shared after the spread of Islam?
  12. Which flourishing trade emerged in Timbuktu after the spread of Islam?

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