How did geographic conditions limit contact between africans and people from outside of the middle east?

Sahara desert was a large isolating buffer that prevents eastern and sub-saharan African peoples from consistent contact with other peoples. The middle east was the only civilzation with land connection to the rest of Africa an stood in between Africans and the rest of the known world.

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explanation: what role did religion play in japanese life?

shinto and buddhism are japan's two major religions. shinto is as old as the japanese culture, while buddhism was imported from the mainland in the 6th century. most japanese consider themselves buddhist, shintoist or both. religion does not play a big role in the everyday life of most japanese people today.