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How did Kilwa become the wealthiest and most powerful city-state of East Africa's coastal region in the 1300s and 1400s?

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By being located in an area that traders could reach in a single monsoon season

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Answer:

By being the located in an area that traders could reach in a single monsoon season.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kilwa became a very important city for trade. Around the thirteenth century, its fortifications and the flow of goods in the city were both increased, it seems. For that to be the case, many assume that the city most likely had some sort of political administration overseeing the movement of goods and taking care of the city.

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