Swahili+coast

 -  Bantu migration to east African interior in 10th century, Bantu-speaking herders  -  Small coastal villages of fishers and farmers, making rough pottery and working iron  -  Zenj= Arabic term for the east African coast  -  13th- urbanization  -  Impressed travelers with its pump and luxury  -  Kilwa- very wealth city  -  Chinese ports sent goods directly to Africa in the 13th century  -  Exported ivory, gold, and rare woods <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Were Islamic based <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">It was a mixture of cultures <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Portugal arrived on this coast around 1500 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Trade then shifted to the cities of Malindi and Mombasa on Kenya coast <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> -  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Portuguese raided Kilwa and Mombasa <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-themecolor: text2;">Sources: Stearns