阿拉伯人在东非沿海地区活动的历史渊源流长.早在公元前,他们就泛舟在印度洋上,穿梭于东非沿海地区.随着岁月的流逝,阿拉伯人在东非沿海地区活动的范围和规模都不断扩大.今天,你打开东非沿海地区的史册,无论在古代贸易中,或是在中世纪城邦建设中,还是在抗击葡萄牙殖民者的战火中,或是在近代经济发展中,阿拉伯人留下的足迹清晰可辨.显然,阿拉伯人的活动不但与东非沿海地区的历史发展构成了密切的联系,也对其产生了极大的影响. 自公元前至19世纪60年代初,阿拉伯人在东非沿海地区的活动大致可划分为四个时期,本文拟将这四个时期作一粗浅的剖析. The history of the Arabs’ activities in the East African coast has been long and as early as BC, they rode across the Indian Ocean and across the East African coast, and as the years went by, the Arabs continued their activities in the East African coast both in scope and in size Today, you open the annals of the East African coastal region, whether in ancient trade, in medieval city-state construction, in the war against Portuguese colonists, or in the economic development of modern times, the footprints left by Arabs It is clear that Arab activities not only have a close relationship with and influence the historical development of the coastal region of East Africa, but also have had a great influence on Arabs since the beginning of the 18th century until the Arabs lived in the East African coastal area Activities can be roughly divided into four periods, this paper intends to make a superficial analysis of these four periods.