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Zorluk: KolayState Building and Societies in Africa

"The East African coastal city-states developed a distinct civilization characterized by independent merchant towns. Unlike the vast, centralized territorial empires of West Africa, such as Mali, the Swahili Coast was divided into dozens of autonomous city-states, such as Kilwa and Mombasa. These states competed for control of the Indian Ocean trade. Despite this political fragmentation, the region was united by the Swahili language—a Bantu tongue with Arabic influences—and the widespread adoption of Islam, which provided a common legal and moral framework for merchants."

Based on the passage, which of the following best describes the cultural and political organization of the Swahili Coast between 1200 and 1450?

  1. A
    A centralized feudal empire dominated by a hierarchy of European-style lords and agricultural serfs
  2. B
    A politically fragmented region whose lack of central authority led to severe cultural and commercial decline
  3. Politically decentralized city-states that were culturally unified by Islam and a shared languageCevap
  4. D
    A unified state that relied on bulk agricultural trade along overland Silk Road routes

Cevap

Politically decentralized city-states that were culturally unified by Islam and a shared language.
The correct option is correct because the passage states that the Swahili Coast was divided into dozens of autonomous city-states, showing political decentralization, while also highlighting that they were united by the Swahili language and the widespread adoption of Islam.

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1
Analyze the stimulus passage for details about the political structure of the Swahili Coast.
The passage states that the Swahili Coast was divided into 'dozens of autonomous city-states' like Kilwa and Mombasa, contrasting them with centralized empires like Mali.
This establishes that the region was politically decentralized rather than a unified empire.
2
Analyze the stimulus passage for details about the cultural organization of the region.
The passage explains that the region was 'united by the Swahili language... and the widespread adoption of Islam' which provided a common framework.
This demonstrates that cultural unity existed despite political division.
3
Synthesize the findings to select the option that accurately describes both elements.
The correct description is that the region consisted of politically decentralized city-states culturally unified by Islam and a shared language.
This directly matches the evidence in the text.

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Swahili Coast political and cultural organization
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Konular

State Building and Societies in Africa

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