Explain six results of the interaction between the people of Kenyan Coast and the Arabs .
Answer:
- Some African people living along the Kenya coast were converted to Islam.
- The volume of trade increased between the interior and the coastal towns.
- Arabs introduced Islamic culture/ architecture to the coastal people.
- The Arabs introduced new crops which were later adopted by the coastal people.
- Demand for imported goods led to the decline of traditional industries.
- Some communities such as Akamba resorted to long distance trade in search of commodities.
- There was an increase in population as many traders settled at the coast.
- The Arabs established city states/ towns at the coast.
- The Islamic law and system of administration was introduced by Arabs at the
coast.
- There was the development Kiswahili language as a result of the interaction between Arabs and Coastal
people.
- Intermarriage between Africans Arabs led to emergency of the Swahili
people.
- The volume of trade increased between the interior and the coastal towns.
- Arabs introduced Islamic culture/ architecture to the coastal people.
- The Arabs introduced new crops which were later adopted by the coastal people.
- Demand for imported goods led to the decline of traditional industries.
- Some communities such as Akamba resorted to long distance trade in search of commodities.
- There was an increase in population as many traders settled at the coast.
- The Arabs established city states/ towns at the coast.
- The Islamic law and system of administration was introduced by Arabs at the
coast.
- There was the development Kiswahili language as a result of the interaction between Arabs and Coastal
people.
- Intermarriage between Africans Arabs led to emergency of the Swahili
people.
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