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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| malacca | became wealthy by building a navy and by imposing fees on ships that passed through the straight |
| Gujarat | Rich city from western India was the go for trade between the east and the west |
| Swahili city states | City states that thrived along the east coast of Africa because pf the indian ocean trade. |
| Spice island | Modern day Malaysia and Indonesia know for nutmeg cinnamon cloves and Cardamon |
| Indian ocean basin | The lands that connected the Indian ocean such as East Africa Southwest Asia south Asia East Asia and southeast Asia |
| Monsoon winds | seasonal winds in the Indian ocean that changed direction of currents during the year helped sailors travel |
| Calicut | City om west coast of India that thrived because it was the center of trade due to interactions with merchants from East Africa and southwest asia |
| Lateen sails | Triangular shape on a boat that easily caught winds from many different directions |
| Stern Rudder | Chinese innovation which gave ships more stability and easier to maneuver |
| Astrolabe | Improved by Muslim navigators in the 12th century allowed sailors to determine how far north or south they were from the equator |
| Indian ocean slave trade | A system of trading enslaved people across the Indian ocean and lead to the spread of African culture |
| Dispora | Settlements of people away from their homeland |
| Zheng he | Muslim Admiral that was sent on voyages by the ming emperor |
| Hadith | Sacred text of the Muslims |
| Kilwa | Swahili city state the dominated the Indian ocean trade from the 12th to 15th century |