All of the Following Statements About the Arrival of Islam

question 74

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about the arrival of Islam in Africa are true except

• A) it began with the Arab defeat of the Byzantines in Egypt.
• B) Muslim conversion was probably stimulated by tax incentives.
• C) the Arab capture of Carthage unified their hegemony over what they called al-Maghrib.
• D) Berber resistance blocked Arab expansion to the westward continental limits until after 1200.
• E) Arab merchants played a notable role in trade in much of northern, central, and eastern Africa.

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