HIST 2706 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Swahili Coast, Swahili Language, Swahili Culture

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The name swahili is the name given to people that share: a common culture (swahili, a common language (kiswahili) The swahili coast ranges from somalia to mozambique. Bantu speakers were settled as farmers and fishers by 500 ce. African people moved to kilwa from the mainland according to the season for agricultural seasons. Other people migrated to the coast from arabia and the persian gulf. Adopted parts of heir language and added culture and language. Rhapta was a famous trading port in azania > don"t know where it is, maybe near zanzibar. Would have been the southernmost point of the trade route known by the greeks and romans. Traders from arabia, india, china could sail in during one season and leave during winter because of the winds. Dhow > ship design of east africa. Arabs moved to the coast after they had colonized north africa, wanted in on trade. Called east africa the land of zanj.

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