Explain six effects of the spread of Islam in Africa up to the end of the 19th Century.
Answer:
- Some of the Africans who were converted to Islam completely left their traditional beliefs and practices.
- Islamic Law was adopted the administration of states where Islam spread/ Sharia.
- Islamic education based on the Koran was introduced
- The use of Arabic language by Moslems led to the development of languages such as Kiswahili and
Hausa.
-The building of mosques and residential houses introduced Arabic architectural designs in
Africa.
- Arabic style of dressing, music and diet were copied by Africans who had been converted to lslam.
- Moslem traders introduced crops as cloves/ dates.
- Islam created cohesiveness among the believers.
- There was intermarriages between Arabs and Africans leading to emergence of new
communities such as the Waswahili.
- In areas where Islam was spread through Jihads there was great loss of life.
- The spread of Islam encouraged the development of slavery and slave trade.
- The spread of Islam encouraged establishment of Islamic empires.
- Over dependence on donations and foreign and has made people to be reluctant to grow food crops.
-Poor implementation of food policies has led to inadequate food production.
- Poor/inadequate food storage facilities leads to wastage.
- Islamic Law was adopted the administration of states where Islam spread/ Sharia.
- Islamic education based on the Koran was introduced
- The use of Arabic language by Moslems led to the development of languages such as Kiswahili and
Hausa.
-The building of mosques and residential houses introduced Arabic architectural designs in
Africa.
- Arabic style of dressing, music and diet were copied by Africans who had been converted to lslam.
- Moslem traders introduced crops as cloves/ dates.
- Islam created cohesiveness among the believers.
- There was intermarriages between Arabs and Africans leading to emergence of new
communities such as the Waswahili.
- In areas where Islam was spread through Jihads there was great loss of life.
- The spread of Islam encouraged the development of slavery and slave trade.
- The spread of Islam encouraged establishment of Islamic empires.
- Over dependence on donations and foreign and has made people to be reluctant to grow food crops.
-Poor implementation of food policies has led to inadequate food production.
- Poor/inadequate food storage facilities leads to wastage.
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