what was the effect of the introduction of islam in west africa?\ntraditional religious beliefs…
what was the effect of the introduction of islam in west africa?\ntraditional religious beliefs disappeared.\nmore people began to read and write arabic.\nthe emperor forced all people in the empire to become muslims.\nghanas rulers refused to give up their christian beliefs.
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When Islam was introduced in West Africa, it led to more people learning to read and write Arabic. This was because Arabic was the language of the Islamic religious texts (the Quran) and of Islamic scholarship. As people became interested in Islam, they needed to learn Arabic to study these texts and participate fully in the Islamic religious and intellectual life. The other options are incorrect. Ghana's rulers were not Christian (Ghana was a pre - Islamic empire in some contexts, and when Islam came, it was more about voluntary conversion in many cases rather than forced conversion of rulers from Christianity). Also, traditional religious beliefs did not disappear; rather, there was often a syncretism (blending) of traditional beliefs with Islamic ones. And there was no widespread forced conversion of all people in an "empire" (the spread was more through trade, scholarship, and voluntary conversion in many regions).
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More people began to read and write Arabic.