Explain how the following statements apply the concept of continuity to historical developments and processes

1. For more than 700 years, trans-Saharan trade brought wealth to the societies of West Africa, particularly the kingdoms of Ghana & Mali

2. Mansa Musa deepened Mali's connection to Islam after his 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca. Though many West Africans held onto the traditional beliefs, today 95% of people in Mali are Muslim.

3. Between the 12th and 15th centuries, Zimbabwe was the most powerful of all the East African kingdoms.

4. Sub-Saharan societies that had converted to Islam did not adopt all of its norms concerning gender.

5. Slavery was a long-standing tradition in Africa before Europeans arrived

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