The Mahdi and Mahdiyya Movement in the Sudan
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The causes, course and consequences of the Mahdiyya movement.
- Examine the causes, course and consequences of the Mahdiyya Movement in the Sudan.
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- Practice question 1
The Mahdiyya movement in Sudan was led by a figure who declared himself the
- A.Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- B.Shehu of Borno
- C.Mahdi (expected redeemer)
- D.Khedive of Egypt
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C. Mahdi (expected redeemer)
This movement was led by a figure who declared himself the Mahdi.
- Practice question 2
The legacy of Mahdism in Sudan extended well beyond the movement's military defeat, continuing to influence
- A.The Ottoman Empire's internal structure exclusively
- B.Only Egyptian, not Sudanese, politics
- C.Later Sudanese religious and political life, through descendants and followers
- D.No aspect of later Sudanese society or politics
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C. Later Sudanese religious and political life, through descendants and followers
This legacy continued to influence later Sudanese religious and political life, through descendants and followers.
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The Mahdiyya movement's combination of religious authority, military organization and territorial control is generally regarded by historians as an important example of nineteenth-century
- A.European settlement in Africa
- B.African resistance to internal and external domination
- C.Complete cooperation with British colonial interests
- D.A purely economic trading enterprise with no political dimension
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B. African resistance to internal and external domination
This combination is generally regarded as an important example of nineteenth-century African resistance to domination.
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