The Islamic World and Africa

3. 1st of the West African Kingdoms, profited from taxing the gold-salt trade
5. Holy Book of Islam. God’s message spoken to Muhammad
6. follow only Mohammed's descendants
7. center of Islamic learning and culture in West Africa
9. Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage to Mecca
12. Founder of Islam. Began a holy war against non-believers
13. Founded by Muhammad, Monotheistic religion, Quran is holy book, Spread throughout the Middle East,Same god as Christians and Jews, God is Allah
14. successor to Mohammed
15. wrote of the West African Kingdoms, much of what we know comes from his writings

1. absorbed achievements of Greeks, Persians, Romans, Jews, and Byzantines. Excelled in geometry and algebra. Built palaces and mosques, more advance than Europe at the time, made images of flowers and geometric designs, excelled in medicine
2. followed the new caliph, argued they can follow a leader who is like Muhammed
3. Merchants from the Middle East crossed the Sahara to trade salt for the gold of West Africa, Islam spread to W.Africa
4. controlled the gold-salt trade, Mansa Musa was the leader, expanded Timbuktu
8. barrier for Muslim merchants and West Africa, large desert of Africa
10. last of the West African Kingdoms, people were Muslims, traded with Europe and Asia
11. leader of Mali, was a Muslim who visited Mecca, richest man in history