What was the impact of the Portuguese arrival on the trading patterns of the east African coast?
a. Despite great effort to shift the focus of trade into their hands, the Portuguese were never able to control trade on the northern Swahili coast.
b. The Portuguese allied themselves with Christians from Ethiopia in a combined assault on the east African coast.
c. The Portuguese arrival disrupted normal trade lines so severely that African trade with India and southeast Asia ceased to exist for centuries.
d. The Portuguese rapidly used military superiority to control all aspects of trade along the east African coast.
e. The Portuguese bypassed the Swahili coast on their way to more valuable trade in Java.
Answer: A