HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Which of the following statements concerning political and religious universality in Africa is most accurate?
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Although a universal empire did not develop in Africa, Islam provided a principle of universality in the continent.
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During the post-classical period, Africa was politically united under a single government but remained religiously diverse.
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Universal religions found no adherents in Africa, a fact that helps to account for the failure of a universal political system to develop.
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Neither universal states nor universal religion characterized Africa, but both Christianity and Islam did find adherents in Africa.
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There were no similarities in the various African religious beliefs which led to an easy acceptance of universal religions.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What is the primary reason African religions thrived and developed in the Americas? Enslaved Africans continued to practice indigenous African religions in the Americas..
Detailed explanation-2: -The introduced religions of Islam (in northern Africa) and Christianity (in southern Africa) are now the continent’s major religions, but traditional religions still play an important role, especially in the interior of sub-Saharan Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Islamic influence was strongest in the Sudanic states and the Swahili coast.
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