Swahili civilization

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:architectural_style coral stone architecture
gptkbp:art_style Swahili poetry
Swahili dance
Swahili music
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites
gptkbp:cultural_influence African cultures
Arab cultures
Indian cultures
gptkbp:declined_in European colonization
shifts in trade routes
gptkbp:developed_by city-states
gptkbp:export_markets gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:textiles
spices
gptkbp:flourished_during 12th to 15th centuries
gptkbp:has_economy_based_on gptkb:trade
gptkbp:historical_period Medieval period
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:cultural_exchange
gptkb:economic_development
urbanization
gptkbp:historical_source European accounts
local oral histories
Arab writings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swahili civilization
gptkbp:influenced_by Persian culture
Arab culture
gptkbp:is_practiced_in gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:known_for trade networks
gptkbp:language gptkb:Swahili
gptkbp:notable_artifact Swahili architecture
Swahili jewelry
Swahili pottery
Swahili textiles
gptkbp:notable_city gptkb:Mombasa
gptkb:Pate_Island
gptkb:Kilwa_Kisiwani
gptkb:Lamu
gptkb:Zanzibar
gptkbp:notable_works Swahili literature
Swahili oral traditions
Swahili proverbs
gptkbp:originated_in East Africa
gptkbp:philosophy Islamic practices
traditional beliefs
syncretism
gptkbp:social_structure class stratification
gptkbp:trade_goods gptkb:oppression
gptkb:gold
ivory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruins_of_Kilwa_Kisiwani
gptkb:Songo_Mnara
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5