Question

Describe the rise of the Swahili city-states. (1 point)

1. The Swahili city-states were a loose collection of independent cities and their lands that used shared language and roads to interior Africa to become major trading powers.

2. The Swahili city-states were a loosely organized kingdom that started as independent cities that grew to become a major trading power.

3. The Swahili city-states were a loose collection of independent cities that leveraged a shared language and connection with the interior of Africa to organize as a trading empire.

4. The Swahili city-states were a loose collection of independent cities that leveraged a shared language and connection with the interior of Africa to become major military powers.

Answer 1

3. The Swahili city-states were a loose collection of independent cities that leveraged a shared language and connection with the interior of Africa to organize as a trading empire.