East African City States

What year did East African city-states start trading in the Indian Ocean

• AD 1000

• AD 1500

• 500 BC

• 2023

Which area from the map were these city states mostly located?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is NOT a commodity that the Swahili Coast was known for trading?

• Ivory

• Horses

• Frankencense and Myrrh

• Textiles

What is a textile?

• Rubber

• Leather

• Fabric

• Plastic

What two European countries led to the Swahili Coast's decline? (Select all)

• Portugal

• England

• The Dutch

• Germany

What evidence hints that the Merchant class lived a luxurious life?

• The Buildings they lived in

• Finding their journals

• Evidence of a Migration

• They converted to Islam

Around what year did these city states convert to Islam?

• 1000 AD

• 1350 AD

• 1500 AD

• 1776 AD

What is the name of the culture and language that developed in this region?

• Swahili

• Zulu

• Somali

• Hausa

Around what year did the Swahili coast begin declining?

• 1000 AD

• 1350 AD

• 1400 AD

• 1500 AD

The East African city-states started as

• Hunting camps

• Nomads

• Farming villages

• None of these