Explain how Swahili culture is affected by contact with other cultures from across the Indian Ocean? Support your position with Linguistic Evidence and the writing of Ibn Battuta. (Six sentences, minimum.)

b toward the volcano.landward. the landward side of something is the side nearest to the land or facing the land, rather than the sea.

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.

on 6 november american voters will elect members of the house of representatives and the senate, which together are called congress.

both houses of congress are currently controlled by the republican party, which backs president donald trump.

the democrats think they can win control of the house of representatives this year by winning a majority of seats.

doing so would let them block or delay the president’s plans by refusing to enact them.

all 435 seats in the house of representatives are up for election.

if the democrats want to take control of the house by having the most seats, they’re going to have to claim at least 23 from the republicans.

graphic: the battle for the house of representatives