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Kilwa

Significance

Political

- Government: Muslim Sultans

- Lower officials: Wazirs and Amirs

- Unstable government

Social/Cultural

- Arab and Bantu speaking people

- Luxurious lives

- Religion: Islam

Characteristics

The Kilwa Sultanate Ali bin al-Hasan

Islamic Mosque in Kilwa

- Lead to the formation of Swahili

- Spread of Islam

- Impact of Trade

- What they traded, with whom

- Agriculture was difficult due to lack of fertile soil

Economic

Interaction

Context

1100-1500 CE

- Many large ports

- Not much land was suitable for farming

- Hot climate was good for birds, cows, sheep, oxen

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- The most powerful trading city along the Swahili coast of Africa

- Creation of the language Swahili

- Cultural diffusion in religion and architecture

Bibliography

"Kilwa, a Swahili Trading State." Cambrian. Cambrian School District, n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2013. <http://www.cambrian.k12.ca.us/OldSite/price/teachers/staffpages/room_19/documents/Kilwa_000.pdf>.

The Applied History Research Group. "Old World Contacts: Kilwa." University of Calgary. University of Calgary, 2000. Web. <http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/oldwrld/merchants/kilwa.html>.

“Information about Kilwa, a Swahili Trading State.” N.d. Digital file.

Kilwa Kisiwani Ancient Ruins. Tanzania Utalii Travel & Safari, n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2013. <http://www.utalii.com/Off_the_normal_path/kilwa.htm>.

Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara. UNESCO, n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2013. <http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/144>.

(Swahili Coast City States)

--By Dorian & Savannah--

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