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GST 112 Study Session 6 ISLAM AND POLITICAL CULTURE IN NIGERIA Objective Question

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Kanem-Borno's location at the terminus of which trade route facilitated its early trading relations and exposure to Islam?
Options
A Silk Road
B Indian Ocean trade route
C Trans-Saharan trade route
Correct Answer
D Atlantic slave trade route
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The document states, 'Situated at the terminus of the trans-Sahara trade route which ran from Tripoli through Fezzan and Bilma, the area had enjoyed considerable trading relations with merchants coming from North Africa.'

Hint

Think about the major trade routes connecting North Africa to the region.

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