East African Trading Port of Rhapta Flourishes
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Economics, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Trade, Commerce, Ships, Naval History, Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Tanzania
- Date: c. 100 -c. 300
Article abstract: Rhapta, an important trade town on the east African coast, flourished as an entrepôt for the commerce of the Indian Ocean through the construction of woven-plank boats for seagoing commerce.
Summary of Event
Rhapta is the name given to an important trade town that had become established by the closing century of the last millennium b.c.e. on the western Indian Ocean coast. The exact location of Rhapta is still unknown but it is believed to have emerged somewhere along the stretch of coast between the Tana River in Kenya and...
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