1. East Africa’s Great Trading Centers
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2. Key Terms Define: Swahili, Greco-Roman
Swahili was a language and culture.
The culture developed between Africans and Arabs

3. Ancient Ethiopia
Aksum
King Lalibela

4. Aksum
East African center of trade controlling Port Adulis on the Red Sea
In the mountains
Main good: ivory
Trade exchanged objects and ideas
300 AD King Ezana converted Aksum to Christianity.
About 600 AD the Muslims began to take over
Some became Christians with unique customs and traditions

5. Lalibela Present day Ethiopia struggled to remain Christian
Churches began to develop under King Lalibela (St. George being the most famous)
Rooftops are level with the land

6. Kilwa Trading city along the coast of East Africa
Located in present day Tanzania
Islamic
Spoke Swahili

7. Great Zimbabwe
Powerful Southeast African city, thrived for thousands fo years
Grew rich through trade
Bantu people here with ancestors of todays Shona
Many here were farmers
Dies out by 1500
Its ruins still stand today
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