The first country to secure a trade route to Asia around the cape of good hope was the country of Portugal. Since the 15th century, the country of Portugal begun to explore the northern part of Africa during the exploration of Henry the Navigator. The Portuguese crossed first the Cape of Good Hope in the year 1497 which was led by Bartolomeu Dias.
This number would greatly increase, as there are many nations that don't have their own their own country. Some are part of a bigger country (the Tamils in India) and some are distributed among many countries (the Kurds)
Recognizing all those nations could increase some conflicts, such as that between the Kurds and Turkish in Turkey.
I think that a good definition should acknowledge that some nations have independent states and some are part of another state - the defining characteristics should be a sense of unity among the nation.
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.
