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East African City States and Great
Zimbabwe?
Indian Ocean Trade
Can you locateNorth Africa, Sub-
Saharan Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and the
Sahel?
Ghana, Mali, Songhay
Zimbabwe
East African City States
Origins
• Bantu speaking peoples lived along the East Coast of Africa from 1st Century CE.
• Around 900CE Arabs, Shirazis (Persians) and even some Indians settled along the East Coast of Africa for commercial (business) reasons.
• By 1300CE Muslim Arabs and Shirazis controlled much of the East Coast of Africa.
Cities & City States• Mogadishu
• Mombasa• Malindi
• Zanzibar• Dar es Salaam
• Mozambique
• Angoche
• Sofala
• Inhambane
What does Zanzibar look more like?
This?
Traditional Zulu houses.
Or this?
Cairo Zanzibar
Why?
• Why do the East African city states resemble Middle Eastern towns?
• Who populated these communities?
• What role has trade played?
Trade• Ivory
• Sandalwood
• Ebony
• Gold
• Slavery
• Spices
Mombasa: Evidence of past exports.
Golden Rhino
Cultural Impact
• Swahili: is the language that formed from the combination of Arabic and local Bantu languages.
Cultural Diffusion
Decline
• Portuguese
• British
• Tanganyika
Great Zimbabwe (12th – 15th Century CE)
Sofala
Inhambane
What is the significance of this Chinese plate
being found in Ancient Zimbabwe?
BTW…
In terms of political
structure and culture, how
does Zimbabwe compare to the
east African City States?
How about in comparison to the
West African kingdoms?
So if you were to create a table
comparing the West African Kingdoms
with the East African City States and
ancient Zimbabwe…
And now for something different…
BTW
Fin
Aim : To what extent did East African City States and Great Zimbabwe have an impact on
Indian Ocean trade?