Thousands of years of history would have been lost had the Islamic Empire not taken and continued expanding the knowledge built by the Roman Empire. During the dark ages, all scientific knowledge was virtually wiped out in Europe. They litterally relearned this knowledge during the renassance.
Wow.... what a vast and almost impossible question to answer:
But here goes one history teachers effort.
Slavery and the slave trade was introduced into Africa by the Muslim so this could mean without the introduction of Islam slave trade would of been less likely..
or it would of happen a lot later in its history...
It's in Timbuktu.
Parts from Europe, Africa, and Asia
The Islamic Conquests spread Islam throughout all of the Middle East,North Africa,and Spain.
History of Engineering im West Africa
The Islamic Empire is in three continents Asia, Africa, and Europe. Islam is spread all over the world (as Christianity) but with different percentage of Muslims to each country total population.
Both the Republic of South Africa and the southern half of Africa is non-Islamic and majority-Christian or Animist.
S. M Imamuddin has written: 'A modern history of the Middle East and North Africa' -- subject(s): Islamic countries, History
Can anyone help me answer the same question
Can anyone help me answer the same question
Can anyone help me answer the same question
The TRANS-SAHARA TRADE ROUTES connect North Africa, which is part of the Islamic World, to West Africa.
On the face of it, Islam practiced in Africa should be no different than Islam practiced in the Middle East since Islam is not dependent on race or location. However, many forms of Islam in Africa are syncretic, meaning that they introduce local, tribal African customs into Islamic practice even if those practices contravene official Islamic Law.
Most of the Islamic Empires were in the Middle East and/or North Africa or Spain or Central Asia. As there were nearly 25 different Islamic Empires, please be more specific if you want a more specific answer.
Mauritania is an Islamic country situated in Northern Africa.
Islamic or African..( I think...)
Arabic was the main language of government, trade, and Islamic scholarship in west africa
They were all conquered by various Islamic Empires and therefore have a similar culture and history.