Explain five factors which led to decline of Coastal settlement between 1500-1700

      

Explain five factors which led to decline of Coastal settlement between 1500-1700.

  

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Lydia
-Rivalry for the control of Indian Ocean trade.
-Wars of conquest by Portuguese against Coastal settlement.
-Invassion of the settlement by Simbaa warrior community from Zambezi valley.
-They caused wide spread destruction.
-Unfavourable climatic condition which was characteristic by less rainfall and shortage of water
-Was between Orman Arabs and Portuguese over the control of Coastal region.
-African middlemen divided trade goods to the Northern routs to avoid towns which were under the portugues.
lydiajane74 answered the question on November 6, 2017 at 07:46


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