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Which term best describes the role of traders living along the Swahili Coast?

artisans
transporters
middle men
manufacturers

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The answer is C

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middle men
The Swahili traders acted as middle men between the Bantu long distance traders and the Arab merchants from Persian and Oman. The Swahili were a half cast community of Bantus and the Arabs. Some of the goods they traded were slaves,ivory and arts and craft.


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