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What were the effects of the First contact of Muslims with the East coast of Africa?

      

What were the effects of the First contact of Muslims with the East coast of Africa?

  

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Kavungya
i. Trade was established between the East African Coast and the Arab world.
ii. Muslim traders settled along the coast and their settlements developed into city states.
iii. Brought Islam to the coast of East Africa/Islamisation of the inhabitants of the region.
iv. Intermarriages between the local population and Muslims traders resulted in the Swahili people, culture and language.
v. Established centers of learning in the region.
vi. Built mosques and madrassa.
vii. They introduction new ways of architecture which was adopted by the local people.
viii. Opened East Africa to the rest of the world/ made East Africa known by the rest of the world.
ix. Brought in/introduced new crops/food to the region.
Kavungya answered the question on June 21, 2019 at 08:50


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