DIRECTIONS- Please discuss ONE of the following question and put question as title. ***250 and 300 words. ***Cite credible outside sources using parenthetical citation (author, page number) or using T

DIRECTIONS- Please discuss ONE of the following question and put question as title.

 ***250 and 300 words. 

***Cite credible outside sources using parenthetical citation (author, page number) or using Turabian style footnotes. Please put your source(s) at the end of your essay (if using footnotes) and always include a bibliography. 

***MLA FORMAT

***Paraphrase in your own words and use in text citations in essay

***Don't use WIKIPEDIA

***NO PLAGIARISM AT ALL. I WILL CHECK!!!

5) Why is Egypt considered to be a separate society from the rest of Africa? Why were the Bantu-speaking people able to become dominant in the Sudan? Why do you think they remained nomadic for so long instead of creating a more urban society? 6) Why was the trade across the Sahara so important to the development of Africa from the north through the Sudan? How did the Berbers gain dominance over the trade routes? How did this trade lead to the urbanization of the region? Why do you think Islam became the dominant religion transmitted along these routes? 7) How did Aksum differ from the kingdoms along the Trans-Saharan trade routes? What influence did Judaism and Christianity have on the development of this kingdom? Why do you think Islam never took root here when it became so popular in other parts of Africa? 8) Why did the East coast of Africa become the center of trade for so many outside groups? How did the integration of Arabian and African cultures lead to the development of the Swahili culture? Why do you think Arabic customs grew to dominance in this region?