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

A.
the spread of Christianity

B.
the gold-salt trade with West Africa

C.
trade with the interior of East Africa

D.
trade across the Indian Ocean

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I think B, I am not sure.

User Tslater
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C. trade with the interior of East Africa.

Mainly it developed as a result of the native Bantu tribes that encountered the Arabs who set up trading outposts that resulted in the future development of villages and towns along the East African Coast.

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