Which of the following statements concerning the impact of Islam on sub-Saharan Africa is most accurate?
a. The spread of Islam into Africa brought large areas into the global community.
b. Despite widespread conversion of Africans to Islam, the continent remained outside the trading sphere of the Islamic world.
c. With the conversion of regions of the continent to Islam, Africa became the center of the Islamic world.
d. Islam cut off north Africa from the regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
e. African development can be understood solely in terms of Islamic influences.
Answer: A