Which set of practices carried out by devout Muslims in West Africa set their society apart from patterns established in the greater Islamic world?
a. Ongoing practice of ancestor worship
b. Preference of the spoken over the written word in religious and state affairs
c. Fewer restrictions on female dress codes
d. Substitution of Timbuktu for Mecca and Medina as a pilgrimage destination
e. A tendency to spread Islam through military conquest as opposed to trade
Answer: c. Fewer restrictions on female dress codes
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