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The arrival of Muslims by expansion and conquest of the Rightly-Guided and Umayyad Conquests came between the years 640-680 C.E. (with Egypt falling from the Byzantine Empire in 640 and Morocco acceding to union with the Umayyad Caliphate in 680 C.E. The drift to areas of Africa south of the Sahara, like Senegal, the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires, etc. occurred in the following century of merchant exchanges with the North African areas. Islam became the dominant religion in West Africa (except along the southern coast of West Africa) by around 750-800 C.E. Exact dates are difficult to know since Islam spread by trade and commerce in these areas as opposed to conquest.
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∙ 11y agoThe arrival of Muslims by expansion and conquest of the Rightly-Guided and Umayyad Conquests came between the years 640-680 C.E. (with Egypt falling from the Byzantine Empire in 640 and Morocco acceding to union with the Umayyad Caliphate in 680 C.E. The drift to areas of Africa south of the Sahara, like Senegal, the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires, etc. occurred in the following century of merchant exchanges with the North African areas. Islam became the dominant religion in West Africa (except along the southern coast of West Africa) by around 750-800 C.E. Exact dates are difficult to know since Islam spread by trade and commerce in these areas as opposed to conquest.
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What religion spread from North Africa to west religion?
What religion spread from North Africa to west Africa
What religion from north Africa to west Africa?
What religion spread from North Africa to west Africa
How did religion arrive in west Africa?
Islam was spread in West Africa by Arab Traders.
What helped spread the Arabic language in west Africa?
The spread of Islam
Did Islam originate in west Africa and spread to the Middle East?
No. The exact opposite occurred. Islam originated in the Middle East and spread to West Africa in the subsequent centuries.
How was Islam spread to west and central africa?
By Arab traders.
What religion spread from north America to west Africa?
Christianity
How did the spread of Islam affect political and social life in East West and South Africa?
The spread of Islam in the East, West, and South Africa was a gradual process. The spread of Islam helped with trade practices, education, and literacy.
How did the spread of Islam to west Africa influence literacy rates?
Islam's spread through West Africa corresponded with a rise in literacy. In order to understand the Qur'an and study it, a person needed to be literate. Prior to this written tradition, most of West Africa was entirely illiterate.
What was one reason for an increase in tensions in west Africa?
the spread of Islam.
What is the spread of Islam throughout Africa an example of?
Islam did not spread the same way throughout all of Africa. In North Africa, Islam spread by conquest. In West Africa and along the Indian Ocean, Islam spread by contact between Muslim merchants and local Non-Muslims.
What is the reason for increased social divisions in West Africa was?
the spread of Islam.
