How Did Upper Guinea Differ from Lower Guinea in the 1400

question 30

Multiple Choice

How did Upper Guinea differ from Lower Guinea in the 1400 CE?

• A) Lower Guinea was primarily democratic; Upper Guinea had autocratic leadership.
• B) Women were rice farmers in Lower Guinea; in Upper Guinea they traded.
• C) While Lower Guinea peoples continued to practice traditional African religions, the influence of the Islamic religion was felt more strongly in Upper Guinea.
• D) Women were denied political power in Lower Guinea but held powerful political and religious positions in Upper Guinea.

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