CLUES
- This site, in what is now Kenya, was one of the most important Swahili cities in East Africa from the 10th to the 17th centuries.
- The settlement had two rings of walls, public and private buildings, tombs, and a palace complex and mosque.
- Domestic, civic and religious buildings were laid out in a grid street pattern within the inner walls. The space between inner and outer walls held modest houses where most residents lived.
- Evidence of luxury goods imported from China, India, Persia and Venice demonstrates the city’s role in international trade networks.
ANSWER The historic town and archaeological site of Gedi