What were reasons for the coming of the Portuguese at the East African coast ?
a) The need to establish a commercial empire in order to get the products of East Africa e.g.
ivory, gold, silks and spices that were mainly controlled by the Arabs merchants.
b) They wanted to obtain control of the main trading towns, e.g. Kilwa, Mombasa etc.
c) They wanted to defeat the Muslim traders and rulers who had monopolized the Indian Ocean
trade.
d) They wanted to prevent other European rivals from gaining access to the Indian Ocean Trade
e.g. the French, Dutch, British
e) Desire to get revenue for the development of their country.
f) The Portuguese wished to share in the profits of the Indian Ocean Trade by imposing taxes and
forcing wealthy coastal towns to pay tribute to the king of Portugal.
g) The coast had natural harbors where ships could anchor on their way to and from the East for
fresh food and water. The Portuguese therefore wanted to establish a calling station for resting,
refresh, treating the sick, repairing wrecked ships e.t.c
h) The coast was strategically located and this made it easy to control sea pirates and other rival
powers.
i) They wanted to revenge on the Muslim Arabs who had conquered Portugal in 711 AD by
converting them to Christianity and stop the spread of Islam i.e. the Arabs had ever run the
Iberian Peninsula and forced the Christians to accept Islam.
j) They hoped to get assistance of King Prester John thought to be in the interior of north –east
Africa. They hoped the king would help them in their crusade against the Muslims.
k) They had hope of stopping Egyptians and Turks from sending military aid to their fellow
Moslems on the coast.
l) They were interested in exploration and adventure; this was a period of Renaissance (means to
be born again/change) in Europe. Hence hoped to search for the unknown, new knowledge and
sailing across unmapped seas.
m) Desire to acquire revenue for the development of their country.
johnmulu answered the question on March 11, 2017 at 07:46
- State the characteristics of coastal city states after 1500(Solved)
Describe the characteristics of coastal city states after 1500
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain the impacts of trade on the people of East Africa(Solved)
Explain the impacts of trade on the people of East Africa
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain factors that promoted trade between the East Africa coast and the outside world (Solved)
Explain factors that promoted trade between the East Africa coast and the outside world
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- State factors that facilitated Arabs to come to the East Africa coast(Solved)
Explain factors that facilitated Arabs to come to the East Africa coast
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Describe social organisation of Maasai(Solved)
Describe social organisation of Maasai
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Describe political organisation of the Nandi(Solved)
Describe political organisation of the Nandi
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- State results of the migration and settlement of the people of Kenya(Solved)
Give results of the migration and settlement of the people of Kenya
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain six reasons for the migration of the people of Kenya(Solved)
Explain six reasons for the migration of the people of Kenya
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain causes of food shortages in third world countries(Solved)
Explain causes of food shortages in third world countries.
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- State five advantages of land enclosure system (Solved)
State five advantages of land enclosure system
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Give five reasons for the success of early agriculture in Egypt
(Solved)
Give five reasons for the success of early agriculture in Egypt
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- What were the Impact of early Agriculture in Mesopotamia?
(Solved)
State the Impact of early Agriculture in Mesopotamia
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain the benefits of domestication of animals(Solved)
Describe the benefits of domesticated animals
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Identify six reasons for shift to agriculture(Solved)
State six reasons for shift to agriculture
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain steps that Kenya has taken to solve food shortages(Solved)
Explain steps that Kenya has taken to solve food shortages
Date posted: March 11, 2017. Answers (1)
- State effects of food shortages(Solved)
State effects of food shortages in Kenya.
Date posted: March 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- State the Remedies of food shortage in Kenya(Solved)
State the Remedies of food shortage in Kenya.
Date posted: March 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- Which are the three Highland Nilotic groups that remained in Mount Elgon?(Solved)
Name the three Highland Nilotic groups that remained in Mount Elgon?
Date posted: March 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- State the reasons for the migration of the people of Kenya
(Solved)
Give the reasons for the migration of the people of Kenya
Date posted: March 10, 2017. Answers (1)
- State any two groups of Bantu who circumcised only boys (Solved)
State any two groups of Bantu who circumcised only boys
Date posted: March 10, 2017. Answers (1)