Briefly describe each of the 5 Pillars of Islam:
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hopefully i can remember this in order

1. profession of faith, i’m pretty sure it states “There is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet.” it’s the most fundamental expression in Islamic beliefs

2. daily prayers, muslim’s are expected to pray 5 times a day. muslims can pray anywhere but they are meant to pray towards Mecca. on fridays, many muslims attend a mosque.

3. giving or “alms,” it’s not defined in the Qu’ran but muslims believe that they are meant to share wealth with those less fortunate

4. fasting during Ramadan, during the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk but exceptions are made for those who are sick, elderly, pregnant, or on their menstrual cycle

5. pilgrimage to mecca, all muslims who are able to are required to make the pilgrimage to mecca and the surfing holy sites at least once in their life. pilgrimage focuses on visiting the Kaaba and walking around it seven times.

Sub-Saharan Cultures
Lesson 5 Assessment


What led to the creation of Coptic Christianity in Africa?The leading to the creation of coptic christianity in african was Christianity first arrived in North Africa, in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. The Christian communities in North Africa were among the earliest in the world. Legend has it that Christianity was brought from Jerusalem to Alexandria on the Egyptian coast by Mark, one of the four evangelists, in 60 AD.
Why did Christianity serve as a unifying factor for the people of Ethiopia? Christianity served as a unifying factor for the people of Ethiopia because Christianity afforded the possibility of unifying the many diverse ethnic and linguistic peoples of the Aksumite kingdom, a goal of Ezana's leadership. Aksum was one of the earliest states to develop a coin system in order to service its sophisticated and prosperous economy.
How did the Bantu influence the way people lived in southern Africa? Large groups of people moved, in waves, from the Bantu homeland in West Africa. They brought with them technologies that allowed them to open up and cultivate land that had been forest, rocky soil, or swamp – iron, crops, pottery, and cattle being chief among them.
Which theory do you agree with about the purpose of the ruins at Great Zimbabwe? The Great Enclosure shares many structural similarities with the Hill Ruin, one interpretation suggests that the Great Enclosure was built to accommodate a surplus population and its religious and administrative activities.
What does swahili mean? Swahili is spoken primarily in Kenya and Tanzania, but speakers of this beautiful language can be found right across the continent of Africa. The word Swahili is itself an Arabic word meaning 'coastal people'.

How did the arrival of Islam in North Africa differ from its arrival in East Africa? Islam quickly spread throughout the Arab Peninsula into the Middle East and across North Africa. Likewise, Islam spread peace, unity, equality, and increased literacy rates. Islam directly influenced society and altered the course of development in history and in today 's contemporary world.

How might life in East Africa have been different if the people there had not accepted the presence of Muslim traders? As many as ten million African slaves were shipped north as part of the trans-Saharan slave trade between 750 and 1500 C.E.” In summary, the coming of Islam to Sub-Saharan Africa facilitated the rise of political empires, encouraged trade and wealth, and increased the traffic in slavery.

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Why is Christianity considered a diverse religion (should mention something about the denominations)? There are thousands of denominations/branches of Christianity

Please help. Social studies.

when water is at 0°C, can it be a solid, a liquid, or both a solid and a liquid?