Quiz Review: Trading States of East Africa

Kush interacted most closely with which other African civilization?

• Axum

• Egypt

• Mali

• Ghana

Axum’s adoption of Christianity shows its connection to

• the Greco-Roman world.

• Indian civilization.

• the empire of Mali.

• the Swahili City-States

The wealth of East African city-states was based on

• control of natural resources.

• farming.

• trade.

• gold mining.

Which was the main cause of the development of Swahili culture?

• the spread of Christianity

• the gold-salt trade with West Africa

• trade with the interior of East Africa

• trade across the Indian Ocean

Rulers of Axum gained power and wealth by

• constructing churches.

• adopting Christianity.

• building monuments such as stelae.

• controlling trade routes.