What was NOT a common characteristic of PRE-ISLAMIC African religious beliefs?
What was NOT a common characteristic of PRE-ISLAMIC African religious beliefs?
A. African religious beliefs dictated a strict separation between men and women in society.
B. Most Africans believed in a single creator god who was accompanied by a host of lesser gods.
C. Most Africans recognized a class of religious specialists.
D. Many Africans believed that the spirits of their ancestors acted as intercessors between them and the gods.
Which statement about the spread of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa is FALSE?
A.
By adopting Islam, local rulers improved their relations with Muslim merchants which benefited the land economically.
B.
Ruling elites tended to adopt Islam exclusively and completely reject their traditional religious beliefs and practices.
C.
At first conversion took place on a voluntary, individual basis rather than through forced conversion by the government.
D.
When local rulers adopted Islam it often increased their authority over their kingdoms because with their conversion they also received support and recognition from Muslim rulers in other lands.
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