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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