Describe the role of foreign trade in the Growth of civilisation.
The role of foreign trade:
1. A New Culture: The foreign traders brought many factors with them. These factors mingled with the Sudanic, Hermetic and Arab elements. Thus a new culture having its own distinct entry developed there.
2. Influence on Coastal Region: The foreign traders influenced the people of coastal regions of East Africa.
3. Influence on Art: The influence of foreign trade introduced many patterns of construction of forts, mosques and tombs.
4. Influence on Language: The language ‘Swahili’ was the intermixture of Bantu and Arabic languages.
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