Mombasa, Gedi, Pate, Lamu, Malindi, Zanzibar, and Kilwa were all city-states in East Africa that participated in international trade from 1000 to 1500 CE. They arose as city-states from small agricultural centers that intensified their agricultural production and grew in power accordingly.
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There were no 'countries' as we understand the word today - there were tribes, peoples, city-states. But you can look at an atlas and see today's countries - Europe west and south of the Rhine and Danube Rivers, the Middle East, North Africa.1
Divide and conquer - they sided with some Greek states against others, then changed alliances to defeat former allies. The Greek world was habitually at war internally between its city-states, and the Romans manipulated this process until they had control of all of the Greek world, all around the Mediterranean from Massilia in Gaul to the west to Asia Minor in the east and North Africa and Egypt in the south.
Persia was attempting to impose peace and prosperity in the Middle East. When the Greek city-states began to interfere in the Empire, Persia reacted, and tried to incorporate the rest of the cities to keep them quiet. The resultant wars went on for 50 years.
Greek nomads, having completely looted the area of mainland Greece, had to settle on the land and farm to get subsistence. The different tribes which took the limited farming areas between the mountains each set up a defensive fortress on a mountain which grew into a city, and so city-states were formed. Being great breeders, they overpopulated their limited land an sent out the surplus people to seize new land and form new cities for themselves. This was first to the east around the Aegean Sea, but later spread to the west as far as Sicily, Italy, North Africa and Spain, all up about two thousand independent ciy-states.
Perisa, Arabia, India, and Southern Africa are the greatest city-states in East Africa
The language of Swahili DID NOT emerge anywhere near South Africa.
The Portuguese attacked and destroyed the city states of east Africa in the 1500s
Perisa, Arabia, India, and Southern Africa are the greatest city-states in East Africa
Perisa, Arabia, India, and Southern Africa are the greatest city-states in East Africa
The Portuguese attacked and destroyed the city states of east Africa in the 1500s
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It Helped Bulit Strong City-States
Swahili emerged as a language in the city states of East Africa due to centuries of interaction between local Bantu languages and Arabic traders along the Swahili Coast. This resulted in a fusion of Bantu and Arabic elements, giving rise to the Swahili language. The Swahili people were involved in trade, which further facilitated the spread and development of the Swahili language in the region.
Swahili city-states of East Africa were known for their extensive trade along the Indian Ocean coast. They traded goods such as ivory, gold, slaves, and spices with merchants from the Middle East, India, and even China. This trade network brought wealth and cultural exchange to the region.
East Africa was not dominated by large kingdomsEast Africa had more city-states and less central controlEast African Cultures were more diverse
The port of East London is located in South Africa between Cape Town and Durban.