Describe the way of life of the people who lived in the coastal city state of Kenya by 1500 AD

Describe the way of life of the people who lived in the coastal city state of Kenya by 1500 AD.

(5 marks)

  • The people lived in settlements that were politically independence of each other. The
  • settlement were ruled by Muslims leaders/sultans.
  • The majority of the inhabitants of the city states were Muslims.
  • The people who lived in the city states spoke Kiswahili.
  • They participated in the Indian Ocean Trade.
  • They architectural designs of their houses were influenced by Arabian and Persian designs.
  • They practiced mixed farming. They grew bananas, yams and coconuts.
  • They fished in the Indian Ocean – fish/sea food was a major part of their diet.
  • They practiced spinning and weaving.
  • The city states were ruled according to the Islamic laws/sharia.
  • Their way of dressing was influenced by Arabian way of dressing/buibui

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