HIST 2401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mwata Yamvo, Indian Ocean, Fort Jesus

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The rise of new empires and trade (c. 1500-1800) American crops arrive in africa and become important in african diet. First started showing up in the early 1500s, not until the 1700s where the crops are adopted as staple crops. More food met more people, growth in population due to imported crops. When there was less food there was more conflict. Trade system went back to 600 ce, possibly earlier. Oman took over some of the swahili states, competition between portuguese and oman (arabs) The ocean turning into a power struggle. Lunda empire (mwata yamvo 1450+) original ruling empire and ruler. Maravi empire (1600-1650) had a short history, only had one ruler, had a war between themselves (product of a portuguese intrusion), competition around a. November 4, 2014 lake, spoke chewa chinyanja, it was a conquest empire, once the ruler died his generals could not find an effective successor and the empire spilt.

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