All of the Following Statements About the Arrival of Islam

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about the arrival of Islam in Africa are true except

A) it began with the Arab defeat of the Byzantines in Egypt.
B) Muslim conversion was probably stimulated by tax incentives.
C) the Arab capture of Carthage unified their hegemony over what they called al-Maghrib.
D) Berber resistance blocked Arab expansion to the westward continental limits until after 1200.
E) Arab merchants played a notable role in trade in much of northern, central, and eastern Africa.