HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Merchants generally rejected Islam because of its hostility towards trade.
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Islam had the greatest influence on rulers and urban elites.
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Farmers comprised the majority of coverts to Islam.
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The Arabic language was used in daily life by both Muslims and non-Muslims.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Islam came with several impacts on African civilization. It cut across family and ethnic institutions and emphasized unity. Second it brought about a more efficient administration, judicial systems, and taxation in some places such as Western Sudan that employed educated Muslims into public positions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Today, Islam is the predominant religion of the northern half of Africa, mainly concentrated in North Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, as well as 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: -One of the Islamic world’s most significant contributions to modern science was the translation of mathematical, medical, and astronomical texts from their original languages into Arabic.
Detailed explanation-5: -The event that had the greatest effect on the growth of Islam in East Africa was? The increase in trade and commerce.