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What protected Ghana from being conquered by Muslim armies in the 700s?

It was protected by Sahara and it was too far.

Which event in Kumbi, in Ghana, in 1076 contributed to the spread of Islam?

The Almoravids

Exploring the Essential Question: In what ways did Islam influence West African society?

There were many ways that Islam influenced Islam. The first ways is that they brought the Islam religion. The way they brought the Islam religion was trade. Then Mansa Musa took over the empire of Mali and he was the first west African leader to practice Islam devoutly. Then the other people converted to being Islam. But some of them still prayed to the spirits of their ancestors. People adopted the Islam religion and learned how to pray to the five pillars. The second way that Islam was an influenced was by the Arabic language through west Africa. It became the language of everything.

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.

As the use of Arabic spread, how were native West African languages maintained?

They were maintained by everyday speech

One way the Mande people built Mali into an empire was to

To expand there trade routes for more resources to build

Islam was first brought to West Africa by

Trams-Saharan trade

Which of these resulted from the hajj of Mansa Musa?

Everyone started learning the Islamic religion but was still loyal to there own

Why did Islam spread fairly easily in Mali?

Because Mansa Musa actually practiced the Islam devoutly

For what was the city of Timbuktu especially well known?

Because the university of sankore was there

Why did people studying at the University of Sankore copy books by hand?

Because they didn't have any sort of technology or printers

Sunni Ali led the Songhai people to

Break away from Mali and eventually conquer it