The state of the Songhai empire was one of the largest flourishing states in the African history of the 12th and 13th century. During the reign of Sonni Ali it became very wealthy and he expanded the territory a lot, but later during the rule of Askia the Great the empire could capture and conquer more territories and more wealth. Askia The Great, was a devout Muslim and he did a lot to enforce Muslim practices , by recruiting Muslim scholars from Egypt and Morocco and setting up learning centers throughout the empire.
Question: Which of the following was one way Islam influenced the Songhai empire?
Answer: A. Religious practices were used to create labor specifications.
Answer:
1. Normative
2. Positive
3. Normative
4. Normative
Explanation:
A certain situation is considered as 'normative' if it is expected to happen by the large majority of people in a certain type of society. It will be considered as 'positive' if it is not expected by most people but predicted to have a positive improvement to the society.
From the sample above, option 2 is the only positive one because not all citizens might get on board for letting the criminals off the execution.
Before the renaissance most people went into towns because that is where the markets were. So they could get clothing, shelter, food etc
It begins at the yellow sea (Huang=Yellow in Chinese) and empties in the Bohai Sea.