The Swahili coast had advantages over the Hanseatic league because of their merchants and their location on the planet. Although the Hanseatic league dominated commercial activity in northern Europe‚ the Swahili coast had a geographical advantage and firm trading alliances. The Swahili coast was able to take advantage of Nile river and used it to trade and for agriculture. The Swahili coast traded with the Arabs who had already established vast trading networks whereas the Hanseatic league had to
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did the development of Swahili demonstrate about the nature and workings of the Indian Ocean economy in early-modern times? The development and evolution of the Swahili language was significant in the respect that it is an example of the changes that were necessary for the Indian Ocean economy to survive. The coastal areas of East Africa saw influence from several fronts‚ notably Portuguese‚ Arabic and Persian influence especially in terms of the development of the Swahili language. The Indian
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SWAHILI COAST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN CITY-STATES IntroductionIntroductionThe eastern coast of Africa changed profoundly around the beginning of Christian era‚ first‚ Bantu speaking population from the interior migrated and settled along the coast from Kenya to South Africa. Second‚ merchants and traders from Europe (Greeks and Romans) and Asia realized the strategic importance of the east coast of Africa for commercial purposes. These commercial links are mentioned by the Greek
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CCOT Cody Tavella P.3 When analyzing the commerce in the Indian Ocean Region from 650 CE to 1750 CE there were many changes and continuities. A significant consistency was the use of the trade routes because the traders and economic groups in the region continued to use the area to complete their transactions of exports and imports. A large change that happened was the increased involvement of the Europeans. Because over time they started to partake in the trading due to their colonizing of
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Jessica Zheng Period 4 Nov/Dec 2010 AP WORLD HISTORY DBQ By Jessica Zheng Period 4 Nov/Dec 2010 Prompt: While the Hansa and Swahili shared many similarities‚ their differences were equally important. What differences in the two trading alliances were critical to the cultural‚ economic‚ and political development of the two alliances? The Hansa and Swahili were two of the most successful and famous trading cities. They share similar terms‚ however‚ the two alliances do have differences
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Coast to Coast Humans are a Homeostatic organism. Homeostasis is the term used to describe the body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment e.g. Temperature. Homeo = Same Stasis = Static‚ stationary (still) There are two ways in which the body achieves an internal stable environment‚ negative and positive feedback. However the body uses negative feedback on a daily bases while the positive feedback is for more drastic events such as readying the body for labour by1 the body producing
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Raquel Kausler APP- WLL Block 4 January 16th‚ 2014 CCOT Essay – Concepts of Deity Concepts of Deity During the era of 3000 BCE – 1000 CE‚ the concept of deity in the Middle East started as agriculturally based and influenced by nature in Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ but changed to an idea of a battle between good and evil‚ and then to a strictly monotheistic religion with a loving and forgiving god; however‚ throughout this period‚ the deities influenced the economy because of their influence on
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which is located on the Swahili Coast. Over the recent days‚ I ventured the Indian Ocean trade network which runs along the borders of Africa and Asia. I am going to start off this journal telling you some background information I learned about Swahili. The Swahili people have an extremely distinct culture. During my time in Swahili‚ I learned a lot the Swahili language‚ which was formed from a mix of African and Arab cultures. I have made a friend who informed me on the Swahili way of life. The women
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Hansa and Swahili shared many similarities and differences between 1000-1450 C.E. Hansa had many cities along the coast of Northern Europe that dominated trade. Hansa traded with Swahili cities along the coast of East Africa. Swahili cities had attracted many cultures looking for spices‚ gold‚ and other goods. Both Hansa and Swahili dominated in trade. The most valuable items to trade were gold‚ silver‚ and spices. (Doc 1) Coins discovered in Swahili Cities. This document shows the
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SPEECH ; INFORMATIVE SPEECH TITLE: Swahili GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE: At the end of my speech my audience will be able to know the hidden secret of the lion king‚ the basic history and origins of Swahili and the International presence of Swahili. CENTRAL IDEA: One of my greatest occupations in life is to learn more about my native language. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter 1. Swahili is an African language spoken by various countries within Africa. 2. Does “Hakuna
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