<span>Solon (594 BC), Cleisthenes (508/7 BC), and Ephialtes (462 BC) contributed to the development of Athenian democracy.</span>
Both regions had very powerful rulers. The West was reigned by the kingdoms of <em>Ghana</em>, <em>Mali</em>, and <em>Somalia</em> which existed in the centuries around 800 CE and 1350 CE. These were localized along the Niger River. The East was reigned by the <em>Egyptian</em> and <em>Nubian</em> Kingdoms. However, these civilizations developed tenths of centuries earlier than the West. Around 1800 BCE to 1000 BCE.
What both regions had in common were their extensive trade networks. The West traded goods such as gold, copper, and salt in exchange for manufactured goods such as textiles and leather from Northern Africa, The Middle East, and Europe. The East also had very active trading routes, setting the world's first connections with India and China.
Allah wants to teach humans that the fact is that many human beings, regardless of their relationship with Islam, have on their own reached conclusions that the Quran introduced to the world through revelation. This also teach the humans that any religion or nonmuslim there is divine that connect to one another.
