What do the observations made about the kingdom of Mali by Muslim foreign travelers suggest about the role of Islam in this time period?
a) that the religion spread as far as West Africa and maintained connections to its point of origin
b) that Islam was embraced mainly by royal families of powerful African states
c) that Islam was only spread through military conquest
d) that Islam was only practiced in isolated parts of the African continent
Answer: a
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A. The strike was an attempt by Samuel Gompers to call in the debt he felt President Wilson owed him. B. The workers were reacting to appeals from nonunion radicals who advocated a workers' revolution. C. The strike was an indication of Communist influence within union leadership. D. The workers were attempting to gain the right to collective bargaining, a shorter workday, and better wages.
Discuss the events that immediately followed the death of Charlemagne.
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All of the following are true about the Berlin Airlift except
A. it was accompanied by a publicly stated American threat to use atomic weapons on Moscow if Soviet planes attacked allied aircraft. B. it was a result of Stalin's effort to prevent the creation of a separate West German state. C. it resulted in an increase of tension between the superpowers. D. it provided Berlin with daily supplies. E. it did not block the separation of Germany into two states in 1949.
What was one of the earliest West African states to become Muslim?
A. The Zanj B. Zimbabwe C. Axum D. Mali E. Kush