How important was islame to the success of these two cities

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A. Read "European Descriptions of Timbuktu and Jenne" on page 592 and answer all the questions in the comment box provided.

1. During the colonial era, and even to the present day, Africa and its inhabitants were described in the most denigrating terms, such as pagan, savage, illiterate, poor, and uncivilized. How do the description of these two African market and learning centers conform to those characterizations?

2. How important was Islame to the success of these two cities? In what ways.

B. Read "Perspectives on the Slave Trade" on page 609 and answer all the questions in the comment box provided.

1. How were Portuguese merchants and foreign goods weakening King Affonso's control over his people and depopulating his country?

2. What steps did a Dutch factor have to take to purchase enslaved Africans at the port of Fida (Ouidah)?

Book Source: A History of World Societies Volume B from 800 to 1815 by McKay

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