Question
What cultural idea exchanged along the Indian Ocean trade network had the greatest impact on East Africa?(1 point)
Responses
religion
religion
language
language
ivory
ivory
philosophy
Responses
religion
religion
language
language
ivory
ivory
philosophy
Answers
GPT-5 mini
religion
Islam spread via Arab and Persian Indian Ocean traders and had major effects on East African coastal society—converting elites, shaping law and institutions, influencing architecture and trade, and helping produce Swahili culture.
Islam spread via Arab and Persian Indian Ocean traders and had major effects on East African coastal society—converting elites, shaping law and institutions, influencing architecture and trade, and helping produce Swahili culture.