State two main factors which enabled traders from Arabia to come to the Kenya coast before 1500.

State two main factors which enabled traders from Arabia to come to the Kenya coast before 1500.   (2 marks)

  • The monsoon winds which facilitated transport to and from Arabia
  • Possession of advance marine technology at the time e.g. making dhows.

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