Topic #7 Lesson #3 - Trading States of East Africa

Kush interacted most closely with which other African civilization?

• Egypt

• Axum

• Ghana

• Mali

Axum’s adoption of Christianity shows its connection to

• Indian civilization

• the Mali empire

• The Greco-Roman world

• Swahili city-states

The wealth of East African city-states was based on

• farming

• trade

• gold mining

• control of natural resources

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

• trade across the Indian Ocean

• the gold-salt trade with West Africa

• trade with the interior of East Africa

Rulers of Axum gained power and wealth by

• adopting Christianity

• constructing churches

• controlling trade routes

• building monuments such as stelae

How did Axum become an important trading kingdom? 

• In 325, King Ezana took over the Kush

• Auxum replaced the Kush as the main trading center of the northeast

• gained control of trade routes across Rome, Egypt, southern Arabia and India

• all of the above