Swahili civilization emerged
a. as an empire ruled by a single powerful king.
b. to control a choke point in the Indian Ocean trading network.
c. as a stateless state, making it unique among "third wave" civilizations.
d. as a number of rival independent city states.
Ans: d. as a number of rival independent city states.
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