Question

Which of the following illustrates the impact trade had on Eastern and Southern Africa between the 800s

and 1400s?

A. People living along the coast of East Africa spoke Swahili,

B. Southern Africans practiced the religion of their ancestors

C. Nations along the coast of Southern Africa remained isolated

D. Eastern African nations adopted democratic governments.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A

Swahili is the Bantu vernacular to which the largest percentage of Africans and descendants turn. This language, officially adopted in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, is widely used throughout the coastal region that stretches from southern Somalia to Mozambique, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Zambia and southern Ethiopia, totaling fifty million speakers across the planet.