Of the following statements, which accurately describes how foreign lands influenced East Africa? (1 point) Responses Through military conquests, soldiers from India brought Christianity to East Africa. Through military conquests, soldiers from India brought Christianity to East Africa. Contact through trade resulted in a multicultural mix that influenced language. Contact through trade resulted in a multicultural mix that influenced language. Through the gold-salt trade, Greek and Roman cultures mixed with empires like Songhai and Mali. Through the gold-salt trade, Greek and Roman cultures mixed with empires like Songhai and Mali. Through interactions with traders along the Mediterranean, Sundiata brought silks, copper, and glassware back to villages.///

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The statement that accurately describes how foreign lands influenced East Africa is: "Contact through trade resulted in a multicultural mix that influenced language."

This statement reflects the historical reality of trade networks that connected East Africa with other regions, leading to cultural exchanges and linguistic influences. The other options contain inaccuracies regarding historical details or are contextually inappropriate to East Africa specifically.