The Swahili were the traders of East African coast, very influential and rich.
Explanation:
The Swahili people have Bantu roots and they eventually settled the Swahili coast and their language was also called Swahili.
They were famous traders and dominated the trade of African east coast for a long time from the 8th century onward.
They were trading with great powers like East Asians, China, India Iran and other middle eastern powers and thus became very rich and powerful.
They took over Islam and by the 10th century they were in smaller city states that were cosmopolitan and dependent on trade until the 15th century when the sultanate took them over.
This excerpt is from Griselda’s Tale, a European Folklore written by Giovanni Boccaccio. Griselda was married to Gualtieri and her patience and obiedience were severely tested when her children were taken away from her to be killed. Gualtieri did not kill them however, but kept them in another town. When Griselda’s daughter was 12 years old Gualtieri brought her back and presented her to Griselda as his new bride. When Griselda did not object to this he revealed the daughter to the mother and restored her role as a wife and mother.
Question: Which option identifies an inference one could draw about the ladies based upon the information in the excerpt?
Answer: A. They place a high value on material possessions.
Wilson's initial hope that America could be “impartial in thought as well as in action” was soon ... It was revealed that the Lusitania was carrying about 173 tons of war ... In late March, Germany sunk four more U.S. merchant ships, and on April 2, .... a year at hard labor for participating in an antiwar demonstration.
The answer is B. Most of the regions colonies were ruled by European nations
