HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Swahili coast, trade
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Niger Kingdoms, farming
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Arabia, iron working
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West Africa, agriculture
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Swahili coast (Arabic: ) is a coastal area of the Indian Ocean in East Africa inhabited by the Swahili people. It includes Dar es Salaam; Sofala (located in Mozambique); Mombasa, Gede, Pate Island, Lamu, and Malindi (in Kenya); and Kilwa (in Tanzania).
Detailed explanation-2: -Around the 8th century, the Swahili people began trading with the Arab, Persian, Indian, Chinese, and Southeast Asian peoples-a process known as the Indian Ocean trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Swahili Coast, an 1, 800-mile stretch of Kenyan and Tanzanian coastline, has been the site of cultural and commercial exchanges between East Africa and the outside world-particularly the Middle East, Asia, and Europe-since at least the 2nd century A.D.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Swahili coast became the center of trade because it had sea ports where vessels from across the Indian Ocean could dock. The Swahili coast became the meeting place of traders from inland Africa, Middle East, and Asia.
Detailed explanation-5: -The most important of over 35 major city-states along the Swahili Coast were (from north to south): Mogadishu.