How Did Islam Affect West Africa

The emergence of Islam in South Asia, West Africa, and Europe between 1000 and 1750 CE changed the way these regions developed. It affected them culturally, economically, and politically and many different ways. During this time period, Europe changed in their forms of architecture, trading, and rulers into more Islamic ways. They also saw many new inventions. However they never changed the way they practiced Catholicism. In West Africa, they improved trade and made new trading centers but stayed true to their original cultures although they blended it with Islamic cultures. In South Asia, they attempted to create a single religion for everyone, improved trade, and used new types of currency. But, they did not change the way that Islam was
Politically, the Islamic control of Spain slowly faded away during the Reconquista where the Northern Catholic Kingdoms of Spain defeated the southern Muslim states. Also, in 1453, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople. Islam economically changed Europe in trading. They now traded things such as gunpowder, textiles, and Persian rugs. Continuity in Europe in this time period was the constant spread of Islam. The last member of the Umayyad family, Abd al-Rahman, fled to Spain and established the dynasty in Spain which spread Islam. During the 1350s, the Ottomans continued their conquest to the Balkan region which also contributed to spreading Islam. Another continuity in Europe was the practice of Catholicism. Even after Islam came into Europe and began to spread, the practice of Catholicism never went away. West Africa was also greatly affected by the rise of Islam in its culture, politics, and economics. The spread of Islam to West Africa came with the introduction of camels. Camels aided the Africans in trading. Salt and goal were major trading products in the Trans-Saharan. This led to the