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East Africa
Why is it not uncommon for the people in East Africa to know 3 or more languages? People in Africa normally know more than three languages because there are more than 700 languages spoken in East Africa. About 2000 years ago The Bantu Culture made over 700 variations over time. So today most of the people speak at least three languages.

East Africa, much like West Africa, is culturally diverse. It is also common to know more than one language. East Africa is culturally diverse primarily because of it location. Many people have migrated to this region from other regions of Africa and other countries. An example of this is the Bantu people who migrated from West Africa to East Africa. East Africa is along the Indian Ocean and because of this they are influenced by the nearby countries. One of the influences is the Arab traders, who brought Arab culture and it mixed with African culture to form the Swahili culture. The Swahili people live along the coast and speak Swahili. Swahili is a Bantu language. It is a worldwide spoken language and the official language of two African countries, Tanzania and Kenya. These countries, naturally, teach their children Swahili. By teaching their children Swahili, they are trying to preserve their African heritage. The religions of Islam and Christianity are also big in East Africa. Islam was brought by Arab traders while Christianity was brought the Romans. So as you can see, similar to West Africa, East Africa’s culture has a big influence on its people.
 * Why is East Africa culturally diverse and how does it affect the people?**

How is the life living along the Indian Coast? **
 * Living along the Indian Coast brings a lot of trade and cultural diversity. The trades were mostly by Arabs. The cultural diversity was huge, it ranged from African cultures to Chinese and Malaysian cultures. All these cultures mixed together to make the Swahili culture.

__**Vocab**__: Bantu: One of the most of the first cultures to live on the Nile. Swahili people: Africans of mixed Arab and African ancestry. Plantation: A large estate, usually in a warm climate, on which crops are grown by workers living there; plantations usually raise a single crop for export. __**Resources**__: World Explorer Eastern Hemisphere World Explorer Africa