HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Professional armies were built up to protect trade routes.
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Other countries became aware of the riches of West Africa
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Islam spread across North Africa
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mansa Musa developed cities like Timbuktu and Gao into important cultural centers. He also brought architects from the Middle East and across Africa to design new buildings for his cities. Mansa Musa turned the kingdom of Mali into a sophisticated center of learning in the Islamic world.
Detailed explanation-2: -While on his way to Mecca, Mansa Musa stopped over in Cairo, Egypt, where he spent so much gold that the sudden influx of the currency led to a super-inflation, with the price of goods skyrocketing. Even 12 years after his journey, the markets couldn’t fully recover in Cairo.
Detailed explanation-3: -Islamic learning centers, schools, and universities, and the grandest library in all of Africa were a direct result of Mansa Musa’s rule and made Mali into a multilingual and multiethnic kingdom.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mali Empire was the largest in West Africa, and profoundly influenced the culture of the region through the spread of its language, laws, and customs along lands adjacent to the Niger River, as well as other areas consisting of numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Mali Empire is most known for prolific trade networks, development in education, wealth in gold and salt, and the establishment and spread of Islam in West Africa. Much of what we understand about the Empire of Mali can be derived from famed traveler Ibn Battuta (1304-1377 CE), who spent time in Mali’s royal court.