The sponsoring of scholarship by Turkic dynasties, such as the Timurids, best shows that in the period circa 1200-1450, scholarly activities in the Muslim world continued despite the Submit
A) conquest of Baghdad by the European Crusaders
B
expansion of the Song dynasty into Muslim Central Asia
C
Byzantine reconquest of Palestine and Lebanon
D
fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate

B

expansion of the Song dynasty into Muslim Central Asia

Explanation:

The Turkic dynasties was a great dynasty that sponsorded various actvities inorder to promote the Muslim religions. This was in form of scholarships for scholars or support for the activities of Muslim traders and sufi missionaries towards their movement to other regions.

the language dates from the contacts of arabian traders with the inhabitants of the east coast of africa over many centuries. under arab influence, swahili originated as a lingua franca used by several closely related bantu-speaking tribal groups.

the answer would be:

b. race