In what ways did the expansion of Islam affect the prosperity of groups in East Africa? What does the rise and fall of Great Zimbabwe demonstrate about southern African kingdoms of this time?

Islam (like Christianity) was born in deserts or semi-deserts of West Asia. But unlike the latter which has left Asia to become a European religion (under Peter & Paul) Islam remained West Asian & encompassed the whole region. Islam's (or Islamic World's) prosperity lay in it acting as a trade intermediary Great Zimbabwe is a medieval city in the south-eastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country's Late Iron Age. Construction on the monument began in the 11th century and continued until the 15th century. The most widely - accepted ...