Question

Which of the following is true of Askia the Great?

He wanted to do away with Islamic rule.
He was a proponent of learning and culture.
He wanted to do away with slavery.
He was peaceful and disliked conflict

Answer 1

He was proponent of learning and culture

Answer 2

The answer is that he was a proponent of learning and culture. Askia the Great ruled over the Songhai Empire in the late 15th century. Throughout his rule, Askia the Great encouraged education and literacy throughout the empire. He wanted many of the universities there to produce the best educated scholars in the world.