Which of the Following Was Not True of the Swahili

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not true of the Swahili peoples of east Africa?

• A) Those who lived in urban areas usually converted to Islam.
• B) The main reason for their city-states was commercial
• C) The Swahili traded up and down Africa's east coast as well as far into the interior.
• D) Slave trading was never a large part of the Swahili trade network.
• E) Many Swahili who lived in remote areas never converted to the Islamic faith.

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