__________ was a major factor that contributed to the rise of the Sokoto Caliphate.

A.

Agricultural revolution.

B.

Slave trade

C.

European colonization

D.

Islamic Jihad

Correct answer is D

Islamic Jihad was a major factor that contributed to the rise of the Sokoto Caliphate. The Sokoto Caliphate was an Islamic state in what is now northern Nigeria, led by Usman dan Fodio, who led a jihad to spread Islam in the region.