According to Swahili oral tradition, the founding of the Zanj
a. was due to the desire to convert to Islam
b. an obstacle to prevent assimilation by the Malay peoples.
c. reflected the degree to which Africa merchants were tied into international trade.
d. brought Zoroastrianism to East Africa.
e. initiated the Indian ocean slave trade.
c
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a. Florence. b. Bologna. c. Milan. d. Pisa. e. Venice.
Dwight D. Eisenhower served as all of the following EXCEPT
A) Vice President of the United States. B) Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II. C) president of Columbia University. D) first commander of NATO.
The Battle of Gallipoli marked the demise of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How did the rise of powerful aristocracies in the eastern Mediterranean during the third millennium B.C.E contribute to the growth of trade in the region?
A. Aristocrats sought luxury goods to show off their wealth and status. B. Aristocrats used trading vessels to move military convoys. C. Aristocrats paid for exploratory expeditions to far-flung lands. D. Aristocrats used traders as emissaries.