Question

How did local East African rulers deal with Arab and Persian merchants in the 600s? 1. They provided funding to facilitate trade. 2. They banned the merchants from certain areas. 3. They forced the merchants to pay high tolls along the trade routes. 4. They protected Muslim communities.

Answer 1

The answer is 4. They protected Muslim communities. The Axum Kingdom gave protection among Persian and Muslim merchants. It also supported the trade by opening ports that would become a trading African location in Asia. In other words, Axum was open to economic trade with other countries and even let the traders live in their communities.

Source: https://howellworldhistory.wordpress.com/quarter-4/unused/kingdoms-and-trading-states-of-east-africa...

Answer 2

DThe right answer is d