East African City-States Flashcards
1
Q
Who made up the Eastern African City-States?
A
Bantu-speaking people
Indian Traders (they didn’t settle)
Muslims Arabs
2
Q
What evidence do we have that the people who lived here are a mix of Central African and Arabic culture?
A
Language (Bantu + Arabic = Swahili)
Children/Descendants
3
Q
What evidence do we have that Muslims from the Middle East gained greater influence in these Eastern African city-states?
A
Most government officials were Muslims
Every city-state had a mosque
Wealthy merchants were Muslims
Arab Slave Trade
4
Q
Eventually who took control over these city-states?
A
Portuguese in 1488