A Primary Element That Promoted the Rise of Larger Political

question 52

Multiple Choice

A primary element that promoted the rise of larger political units in the western and central Sudan was

• A)the efficient control of the Mamluk rulers.
• B)the nomadic nature of the primary enemies of the Sudanese.
• C)interregional trade networks with contacts to the Mediterranean.
• D)the decline of the rival trade center of Jenne.

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