HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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a handful of growing empires
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a single strand of political development
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great political diversity
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the triumph of civilization over nomadism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Since the end of the last Ice Age, the north and sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of the sparsely populated Sahara, forming an effective barrier interrupted by only the Nile River.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most powerful of these states was the Songhai Empire, which expanded rapidly beginning with king Sonni Ali in the 1460s. By 1500, it had risen to stretch from Cameroon to the Maghreb, the largest state in African history.
Detailed explanation-3: -For centuries, sub-Saharan Africa was home to prosperous empires that made groundbreaking advances in architecture, mathematics, and metalworking. By the end of the fifteenth century, Europeans had begun arriving in the region, wanting to acquire resources such as gold, copper, and rubber.
Detailed explanation-4: -But by 1750, all three of the great barriers separating sub-Saharan Africa from other regions had turned into great trading zones. Caravans traversed the Sahara, and ships crisscrossed the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
Detailed explanation-5: -Nigeria has the largest population in Africa.