Swahili States

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Across
  1. 5. Seasonal winds that helped sailors trade were called _____.
  2. 6. By 1500, a dhow could carry 400 tons of _______.
  3. 8. The _____ influenced people living in the coastal cities.
  4. 9. The main language spoken in East Africa was _____.
  5. 10. The _____ took over trade using better weapons around 1500.
Down
  1. 1. Traders from the Swahili Coast sold items like ivory, _____, and gold.
  2. 2. The Swahili Coast stretched about 1,800 miles along ______ Africa.
  3. 3. ____ was one of the important Swahili city-states mentioned.
  4. 4. A _____ is a ship with special triangular sails.
  5. 7. About 35 percent of Swahili words came from _________.