It would be that "d. Muhammad was engaged in long-distance trade where he came into contact with monotheists" that likely would have influenced his acceptance of monotheism, since this allowed for him to gain new and challenging points of view.
Between the 1870s and 1900, Africa faced European imperialist aggression, diplomatic pressures, military invasions, and eventual conquest and colonization. At the same time, African societies put up various forms of resistance against the attempt to colonize their countries and impose foreign domination. By the early twentieth century, however, much of Africa, except Ethiopia and Liberia, had been colonized by European powers.
The European imperialist push into Africa was motivated by three main factors, economic, political, and social. It developed in the nineteenth century following the collapse of the profitability of the slave trade, its abolition and suppression, as well as the expansion of the European capitalist Industrial Revolution. The imperatives of capitalist industrialization—including the demand for assured sources of raw materials, the search for guaranteed markets and profitable investment outlets—spurred the European scramble and the partition and eventual conquest of Africa. Thus the primary motivation for European intrusion was economic.
Leading up to the French and Indian War, the British were "<span>victorious at the battle at Fort William Henry," although it should be noted that this had little to do with their future victory in the war.</span>
They didn't. At the time that Jesus lived the Romans had very little dealings with him. In fact they didn't even know who he was. That's why when it came time to arrest Jesus they had to have someone (Judas) point him out. It was only a certain group of Jewish authorities who perceived Jesus as a threat and so acted against him.
One of the greatest breakthroughs that the Native Americans achieved during the start of the second half of 20th century was that their respective lands were brought back to them. In addition, the federal government had started to provide financial aids to the tribal groups with regards to their agricultural lives.
