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Yes, they were important in spreading new ideas and knowledge.
It was important to trade and travel in the eastern countries.
There are many trade routes in Africa. These routes were used as routes for trade and often times for travel.
The Islamic slave trade was not based primarily on race.
The cities of Gao, Timbuktu, and Jenne were important to the Songhai Empire as they were major centers of trade, scholarship, and Islamic learning. Gao was a strategic trading post along the Niger River, while Timbuktu was a renowned center of Islamic scholarship and trade. Jenne was an important market town and a center for the spread of Islam in the region.
Arabic was important in the Songhai Empire as it was the language of religion, trade, and administration. It facilitated communication with other regions and helped the empire interact with the wider Islamic world. It also allowed for the translation and preservation of important Islamic texts, contributing to the intellectual and cultural growth of the empire.
Islamic or African..( I think...)
There are nothing called Islamic stars to explain why are important.
Arabic was the main language of government, trade, and Islamic scholarship in west africa
because every nomad that will travel through there would see each other and trade with whatever they had
They made for easier travel and trade back before our modern transportation was made
Seas were a source of trade and food - also a great advantage to travel.