HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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allowing angry miners to keeptheir own religion
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the building of great mosquesthroughout the Mali Empire
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making a journey, or hajj, toMecca
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stressing the importance ofreading and writing the Qur ́anin Arabic
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of these religious practices of West African Muslims began before Islamic influence reached the region? They continued to pray to the spirits of their ancestors.
Detailed explanation-2: -What was the impact of Islam’s view toward traditional religious practices in West Africa? The tolerance shown by Muslims toward traditional religious practices helped Islam spread.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why were Mali gold traders more likely to carry gold in a porcupine quill rather than a leather bag? They traded gold dust which was more securely stored in quills as they travelled over large distances.
Detailed explanation-4: -Remember, the Songhai people were one of the groups in the empire of Mali. In the 1460s, the great warrior Sunni Ali became the ruler of the Songhai people. He built a powerful army that enabled the Songhai to break away from the empire of Mali and eventually conquer it.