HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Traders remembered what the Muslims told them, and then they shared it
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Traders brought back Muslims and they influenced people
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Muslims came back and took over Africa and made their culture popular by force
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Islam promoted trade between West Africa and the Mediterranean. The religion developed and widened the trans-Saharan Caravan trade. The trade enriched the West African and the Muslim traders. Muslims from North Africa came in their numbers and settled in the commercial centres.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the eight century, trans-Saharan trade brought Muslim merchants and traders to West Africa. Over the next few hundred years, Islam spread among West Africans… Both Mali and Songhai eventually accepted Islam. The new faith left a lasting mark on the culture of West Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -To reach West Africa, the religion of Islam joined the caravans of Amazigh traders. The Amazigh people were merchants who were a large part of the trans-Saharan trade. These caravans would cross the Sahara Desert to trade with the large, rich sub-Saharan empires, and they brought the religion with them.
Detailed explanation-4: -The trade routes through the Nile Valley helped Islam spread from Sudan through Uganda. And maritime routes from Arabia across the Red Sea to major ports like Zanzibar spread Islam along East Africa.