By: Jessica Parker Eastern Africa: Swahili Swahili had many major things going on during the 8th century up to the 15th century. They had many political, social, and economical things going on. Things such as, the Arabs founding dozens of independent cities. Though most notable of these cities are Mogadishu, Malindi, Mombasa and Kilwa. These cities were ruled by the Shirazi dynasty. Well until the Portuguese came and began their conquest of the region. The Swahili language is where social feature that went on. The language is quite simple… it is a blending of Bantu languages with Arabic; this region became known as the Swahili Coast. An economic feature that stood out was Arab Traders. These traders brought language and trade good. However,