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Indian Ocean Ex

AP World History Indian Ocean Exchange wk 5

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What impact did the Indian Ocean exchange have? There was an increased volume of trade and a growth of trade cities.
What area did the Indian Ocean exchange cover? Be detailed. Routes expanded. It is 1500 miles across Bay of Bengal from Colombo Sri Lanka to Kuala Lumpur, so perhaps it’s 1000 to the N tip of Sumatra. Add to that another 3000 miles from Mombasa to Sri Lanka across the Arabian Sea.
What practices increased during this time? Commercial practices increased like those on the silk road: paper money, banking, credit, bills of exchange.
What were the items traded from Africa? Items traded included gold, ivory, and slaves from Africa; also incense, horses, and paper from Arabia.
What were the items traded from Arabia? Items traded included gold, ivory, and slaves from Africa; also incense, horses, and paper from Arabia.
What were the items traded from S Asia? Other items traded were gems, spices, and cotton cloth from S Asia; also spices, silk, and porcelain from SE Asia.
What were the items traded from SE Asia? spices, silk, and porcelain from SE Asia.
What narrow points were important to get ships through to trade? Locations such as Malacca and Hormuz were important for obtaining trade as they were narrow points through which ships had to pass. The Sultanate of Malacca had regular connections with China.
What was the Sultanate of Malacca? Sultanate of Malacca, (1403? –1511), Malay dynasty that ruled the great entrepôt of Malacca (Melaka) and its dependencies and provided Malay history with its golden age, still evoked in idiom and institutions.
What city states along the Swahili Coast had interaction between Islam and African Peoples? Kilwa, Mombasa, Mogadishu, and Zanzibar. They traded Bantu products from the interior (slaves, food, ivory, gold) for items available on the ocean.
What coast contained peoples of Islam and African backgrounds? City-states along the Swahili Coast had interaction between Islam and African peoples: Kilwa, Mombasa, Mogadishu, and Zanzibar.
What did the merchants on the Swahili Coast trade? They traded Bantu products from the interior (slaves, food, ivory, gold) for items available on the ocean.
When did the Delhi Sultanate conquer Gujarat? How long did they rule? About 1300 the Delhi Sultanate conquered Gujarat and ruled it for 100 years. Then for about 100 years from the weakening of the Delhi sultanate in the early 1400s to the 1500s it was its own kingdom. Finally the Portuguese and Mughal intruded.
Who conquered Gujarat around 1300? About 1300 the Delhi Sultanate conquered Gujarat and ruled it for 100 years. Then for about 100 years from the weakening of the Delhi sultanate in the early 1400s to the 1500s it was its own kingdom. Finally the Portuguese and Mughal intruded.
Who intruded on the Delhi Sultanate after it was weakening? When did this happen? About 100 years from the weakening of the Delhi sultanate in the early 1400s to the 1500s it was its own kingdom. Finally the Portuguese and Mughal intruded.
What is a Diasporic Community? Diasporic communities consisted of foreigners from a similar origin congregating in one area of another country.
What is the term for a community made of foreigners from a similar origin congregating in one area? Diasporic communities
Give examples of Diasporic Communities and where they are located. These included Arab and Persian communities in East Africa, Chinese merchant communities in Southeast Asia, and Malay communities in the Indian Ocean basin.
When did Ming China send seven expeditions? Who was the main sponsor? Ming China sent seven expeditions 1405-33. Yongle was the 3rd emperor 1402-24 and main sponsor.
Who led the expeditions of Ming China? During what dates? Zheng He 1371-1430s served in Yongle’s household before he became emperor and was given responsibility to lead the expeditions.
What was the purpose of the expeditions of Ming China? The expeditions’ purpose was to project prestige. It was assumed that others would want to trade and send tribute.
How big were the ships used in the expeditions of Ming China? The size and number of ships was enormous especially compared to those of Columbus.
Where did the first Ming China expedition go to? The first few voyages went to India and then as far as E Africa.
When did the expedition/voyages cease and why? The voyages ceased when Confucian scholars got their way. It was costly and the northern border needed defense.
Who invented the compass? The Chinese invented the compass but it was not used at sea until the 1100s.
When was the compass first used at sea? The Chinese invented the compass but it was not used at sea until the 1100s.
What is an astrolabe and when did it come into existence? An astrolabe was invented fairly early but a mariner’s astrolabe arose in this era. It determines latitude among other things.
Describe what types of ships were used for long ocean voyages and what types would be used for shorter coastal trips. Sailors built larger ships for ocean travel but more navigable smaller ones (dhow) for coastal waters. Also important were lateen sails and stern post rudders.
Define Monsoon. Monsoon is Arabic for wind reversing (ocean currents also move but unsure which way). The benefit was blowing NE in the summer and then SW in the winter. This is true for both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
What was the benefit of Monsoon wind reversal? The benefit was blowing NE in the summer and then SW in the winter. This is true for both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
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