Question

Which of the following statements about medieval Songhai is not true?

A. It was a prosperous trading kingdom.
B. Around the year 1000, its rulers converted to Islam.
C. Its capital, Cairo, was on the bend of the Niger River.
D. Most of its people continued to worship the old Songhai gods.
E. The Muslim empire of Mali conquered large stretches of Songhai.

Answer 1

C is not true the capital of the Songhai was Gao not Cairo.
Gao was located on the Niger River.
It is now a city in Mali the African nation.

Answer 2

The correct options are (C). Gao was the capital of medieval Songhai. Around 1000 years ago Islam was introduced to the royal court of Songhai but most of the people remain faithful to their old Songhai god.