Arabs and Asians
East African civilizations were targeted by Europeans primarily for their valuable resources, including gold, ivory, and spices, which were highly sought after in European markets. The strategic location of East Africa along trade routes to Asia also made it an attractive area for colonization and trade control. Additionally, the spread of Christianity and the desire for territorial expansion motivated European powers to establish their presence in the region, often leading to exploitation and significant cultural disruption.
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The East African slave trade in the 1600 operated within Africa, Europe, and Asia, while the Atlantic slave trade in the 1700s also included in the Americans.
Slaves from West Africa were generally sold in African and European countries, while slaves from East Africa were generally sold in Persia and Mesopotamia.
The East African Civilizations mainly traded in Agricultural produce such as coffee and tea. Special trophy items such as rhino horns and tortoise shells were also a common feature in the markets.
Asians
There were no East African civilizations at the time of the first European visitors, East African people were tribal, and mostly nomadic.
They were small in size.
They were small in size.
Arabic merchants from the middle east
East Africans traded most often with Arabs and Asians.
The Fertile Crescent
Basically, because most of the earliest known civilizations came out of these areas, and (thus) because virtually everyone & everybody has traded through there since before written history...
East African rupee ended in 1920.
East African rupee was created in 1906.
The population of East African Community is 131,862,000.