Read the Source 7.4 “A Moroccan Diplomat in West Africa” Ways of the World text book. Answer the following questions:

1. Based on these accounts, how does Leo Africanus characterize West African civilization? What can you infer about his own attitude toward this civilization?
2. What connections between West Africa and a wider world are evident in these passages?
3. What cn you learn about the role of slavery in West Africa at a time before the Atlantic slave trade had become big business?
4. Why do you think these passages say so little about the practice of Islam, forcusing instead on political and economic matters?

Each assignment is to be two to three pages in length, double spaced, no more than one inch margins, and in Times New Roman 12-point font. Put your name and the assignment number on the first page. You do not need to use citations unless you use some other sources than those listed above to compose your answers.